Oswald Achenbach (1827-1905)
German Düsseldorf school / Romantic landscape painter & teacher ;
O. Achenbach ;
[Born February 2, 1927 in Düsseldorf, Germany – died February 1, 1905 in Düsseldorf, Germany]
FAD record control number: 39284 ;
Record level: Person ;
Record type: Artist ;
Oswald Achenbach (1827-1905) biography:
Birth: February 2, 1927 in Düsseldorf, Germany ;
Death: February 1, 1905 in Düsseldorf, Germany of lung inflammation ;
Sex: Male ;
Ethnicity: White ;
Zodiac: Aquarius ;
Known for: Landscape painting ; marine painting ;
Medium: Oil ;
Technique: Painting ;
Subjects: Landscapes ; marines ;
Areas: Düsseldorf, Germany (1827-?, 1835-1841) ; Munich, Germany (ca.1830) ; Upper Bavaria, Germany (1843) ; Northern Tyrol, Austria (1843) ; Nizza, Italy (1850) ; Genoa, Italy (1850) ; Rome, Italy (1850, 1882) ;
Region: Europe ;
Lived:
Father: Hermann Achenbach, beer brewer, guesthouse owner, bookkeeper ;
Mother: Christine (Zülch) Achenbach ;
Relatives: Andreas Achenbach, older brother, also an artist ; had 9 other brother’s and sisters ;
Spouse: Julie Arnz, wife, married May 3, 1851 ;
Children: Benno von Achenbach (1861-?), son ;
Training: Andreas Achenbach (1815-1910), brother of the artist ; Kunstakademie Düsseldorf (Düsseldorf Academy), Düsseldorf, Germany (1835-1841) ;
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Taught: Kunstakademie Düsseldorf (Düsseldorf Academy), Düsseldorf, Germany (1863-1872) ;
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Member: Art Academy of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherland, member ; St. Petersburg Academy (Russian Academy of the Arts), St. Petersburg, Russia, honorary member (1862) ;
Exhibited with: Exposition Universelle, Paris, France (1855) ; Paris Salons, Paris, France (1859) ; Brooklyn Art Association, Brooklyn, NY (1877) ;
Awards: Paris Salons, Paris, France, gold medal (1859) ;
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Digital-born document number:
FAD.2018.39284
Digital document provenance:
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Record birth date:
September 9, 2018
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