Chamonixstraße

Finding the lüftlmalerei on this street is a real scavenger hunt.  They can’t be seen from the main street.

The lüftlmalerei of Saint Luke behind Chamonixstraße 13a can actually be spotted from nearby Von-Brug-Straße.

Around the corner, one of the most unique window surrounds anywhere in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.

On the back of the building, a lüftlmalerei of Saint Luke, the patron saint of painters.

Christian tradition starting from the 8th century states that the Apostle Luke was the first icon painter. He is said to have painted pictures of the Virgin Mary and Child.  In Renaissance art, the symbol for the Apostle Luke is a Winged Ox — hence the bull beside him as he paints.

In the bottom right corner, the lüftlmalerei artist’s signature and a date, Heinz Theis, 1959.1

While the lüftlmalerei at Chamonixstraße 17 can technically be seen from the street, it’s hidden on the second floor, blocked by a balcony, flowers, and a canopy.

Around the corner, on the oriel window, a lüftlmalerei of Adam and Eve apple picking in the Garden of Eden with a snake between them by Heinrich Bickel.2

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  1. Bierl, Hermann. "Garmisch-Partenkirchen und seine Lüftlmalereien." Mohr, Löwe, Raute. Beiträge zur Geschichte des Landkreises Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Band 18, Verein für Geschichte, Kunst- und Kulturgeschichte im Landkreis Garmisch-Partenkirchen, 2020, p. 60: "144 Chamonixstraße 13 H. Theiss 59".
  2. Bierl, Hermann. "Garmisch-Partenkirchen und seine Lüftlmalereien." Mohr, Löwe, Raute. Beiträge zur Geschichte des Landkreises Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Band 18, Verein für Geschichte, Kunst- und Kulturgeschichte im Landkreis Garmisch-Partenkirchen, 2020, p. 61: "145 Chamonixstraße 17 Fruchthaus T Paradies Bickel".