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Andreas Achenbach ( September 29, 1815 - April 1, 1910) was a German landscape painter.Born at Cassel, he began his art education in 1827 in Düsseldorf under Friedrich Wilhelm Schadow at the Düsseldorf Academy of Painting . In his early work he followed the pseudo-idealism of the German romantic school, but on removing to Munich in 1835, the stronger influence of Louis Gurlitt turned his talent into new channels, and he became the founder of the German realistic school. Although his landscapes evince too much of his aim at picture-making and lack personal temperament, he is a master of technique, and is historically important as a reformer.
A number of his finest works are to be found at the Berlin National Gallery , the New Pinakothek in Munich, and the galleries at Dresden, Darmstadt, Cologne, Düsseldorf, Leipzig and HamburgHamburg is Germany's second largest city (after Berlin) and its principal port. The official name Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg recalls its membership in the mediaeval Hanseatic League and the fact that Hamburg is a city state and one of Germany's sixteen.
He died in Düsseldorf
His brother, Oswald AchenbachOswald Achenbach ( February 2, 1827 February 1, 1905) was a German landscape painter. Born in Dusseldorf, he received his art education from his brother, Andreas Achenbach. His landscapes generally dwell on the rich and glowing effects of color which drew (1827-1905), was also a painter.
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This article incorporates text from the public domain 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica. 1911 Britannica
Achenbach, Andreas
Achenbach, Andreas
Achenbach, Andreas
