ANDREAS ACHENBACH Art Book contains 35 Reproductions of landscapes, seascapes, portraits and genre scenes with title,date and interesting facts page below. Book includes Table of Contents, thumbnail gallery and is formatted for all Kindle readers and Tablets (use rotate and/or zoom feature on landscape/horizontal images for optimal viewing).
BORN: September 29, 1815 in Kassel, Germany.
DIED: April 1, 1910 in Dusseldorf, Germany.
MOVEMENT: German Realist
INTERESTING FACTS:
§ In 1827, Achenbach studied under Friedrich Wilhelm Schadow at the Dusseldorf Academy of Painting.
§ Achenbach was a pioneer of the German realist school.
§ In 1855, he received a first class medal in Paris and was named a Chevalier of the French Legion of Honour.
§ Achenbach has often been regarded as the father of 19th century German landscape painting.
§ His brother, Oswald Achenbach was also a painter.
NOTABLE WORKS:
A Fishing Boat on the Beach, A Tempest off the Norwegian Coast, Landscape with a Stream, Morning in the Poitevin Marsh, Return to Harbour in Rough Seas.
BORN: September 29, 1815 in Kassel, Germany.
DIED: April 1, 1910 in Dusseldorf, Germany.
MOVEMENT: German Realist
INTERESTING FACTS:
§ In 1827, Achenbach studied under Friedrich Wilhelm Schadow at the Dusseldorf Academy of Painting.
§ Achenbach was a pioneer of the German realist school.
§ In 1855, he received a first class medal in Paris and was named a Chevalier of the French Legion of Honour.
§ Achenbach has often been regarded as the father of 19th century German landscape painting.
§ His brother, Oswald Achenbach was also a painter.
NOTABLE WORKS:
A Fishing Boat on the Beach, A Tempest off the Norwegian Coast, Landscape with a Stream, Morning in the Poitevin Marsh, Return to Harbour in Rough Seas.
