Eugen Felix Prosper Bracht (1842 - 1921)
1842-06-03Morges, Switzerland1921-11-05Darmstadt, GermanyGermany, Switzerland
Eugen Felix Prosper Bracht
Eugen Felix Prosper Bracht was a German landscape painter.
A late Romanticist painter, Bracht was known for his moody landscapes and coastal scenes in North Germany, and began a sketching trip through Syria, Palestine and Egypt from 1880 to 1881. In 1882, he became a Professor of Landscape Painting at the Prussian Academy of Arts.
Later, Bracht became a representative of German Impressionism.
In 1901, he obtained a teaching position at the Dresden Academy of Fine Arts that he held until 1919.
Date and place of birt: | 3 june 1842, Morges, Switzerland |
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Date and place of death: | 5 november 1921, Darmstadt, Germany |
Nationality: | Germany, Switzerland |
Period of activity: | XIX, XX century |
Specialization: | Artist, Landscape painter, Painter |
Genre: | Industrial landscape, Mountain landscape, Landscape painting, Rural landscape |
Art style: | Impressionism, Romanticism, Orientalism, Symbolism |
Technique: | Oil, Oil on canvas |