Sascha Schneider (1870 - 1927)
1870-09-21St. Petersburg, Russian Empire1927-08-18Świnoujście, PolandPoland, Russia, Russian Empire
Sascha Schneider
Rudolph Karl Alexander / Sascha Schneider was a German painter and sculptor. Schneider was born in Saint Petersburg in 1870. During his childhood, his family lived in Zürich, but following the death of his father, Schneider moved to Dresden, where in 1889 he became a student at the Dresden Academy of Fine Arts. In 1903, he met best-selling author Karl May, and subsequently became the cover illustrator of a number of May's books. A year later in 1904, Schneider was appointed professor at the Großherzoglich-Sächsische Kunstschule Weimar.
Date and place of birt: | 21 september 1870, St. Petersburg, Russian Empire |
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Date and place of death: | 18 august 1927, Świnoujście, Poland |
Nationality: | Poland, Russia, Russian Empire |
Period of activity: | XIX, XX century |
Specialization: | Artist, Graphic artist, Illustrator, Painter, Portraitist, Sculptor |
Genre: | History painting, Nude art, Portrait sculpture, Mythological painting, Portrait |
Art style: | Modern art |
Technique: | Pencil, Chalk, Hand graphic, Lithography, Mixed media, Oil, Oil on canvas, Pastel, Watercolor |
Medium: | Bronze, Metal |