Paintings by newer masters — A444: art and interior design. Day 1
Otto Ackermann was a 19th-century German painter, mainly of landscapes. In 1897, he moved to Düsseldorf, where he remained until his death. He painted mainly landscape paintings of Belgium and the Netherlands, also working in printmaking on the same subjects. He was chairman of the local Düsseldorf Painters' Society and is mentioned in the diaries of Albert Herzfeld.
Karl Ludwig Friedrich Becker was a German historical painter of the 19th century.
Becker studied at the Berlin Academy of Fine Arts, and later in Munich he perfected himself under Heinrich Maria von Hess and in Italy. On his canvases the artist depicted mainly scenes from Venetian life in the XVI and XVII centuries.
Karl Becker was elected a member of the council of the Berlin Academy of Arts, and later honorary president of the Academy, as well as a member of the Royal Belgian Academy.
Max Clarenbach was a German painter of the first half of the twentieth century. He is known as a painter, landscape painter, genre painter and teacher and is considered one of the most important representatives of Rhenish painting of his time.
Max Clarenbach made study trips to Italy and Holland early in his career, where he formed his genre preferences and became a landscape painter. His work reflected the influence of the Hague School and the French Barbizonians. The artist skillfully depicted winter scenes and the nature of western Germany. He also painted sports and street scenes.
Clarenbach was one of the organizers of the Düsseldorf Sonderbund and taught at the Düsseldorf Academy of Art.
William Collins was a British artist of the first half of the 19th century. He is known as a master of landscape and domestic painting. During his career Collins also painted a number of pictures of the religious genre, but these works can not be attributed to the best masterpieces of his work. The master's biography is full of numerous travels through the British Isles and the countries of Europe.
William Collins, at the height of his career, held the prestigious position of curator of the library of the Royal Academy of Arts, and was also elected a full member of the Royal Academy of Arts. He was able to pass on his love of art to his children as well. His eldest son William Wilkie Collins was a famous English writer, and his youngest son Charles Allston Collins was a talented painter closely associated with the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood.
