Albert Emil Kirchner (1813 - 1885)
1813-05-12Leipzig, Germany1885-06-04Munich, GermanyGermany
Albert Emil Kirchner
Albert Emil Kirchner was a German painter and draftsman known for his depictions of architectural structures and a member of the Munich Academy of Art.
He made drawings for the collection "Medieval Monuments of Architecture." In the mid-19th century, Kirchner was commissioned by the Bavarian Eastern Railway to produce a series of watercolors of towns along that road. These drawings are still used today as an important source of railroad history.
Date and place of birt: | 12 may 1813, Leipzig, Germany |
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Date and place of death: | 4 june 1885, Munich, Germany |
Nationality: | Germany |
Period of activity: | XIX century |
Specialization: | Artist, Draftsman, Painter |
Art school / group: | Munich School |
Genre: | Architectural landscape, Cityscape, Landscape painting |
Art style: | Romanticism, Classicism |