August Friedrich Siegert (1820 - 1883)
1820-03-05Neuwied, Germany1883-10-13Düsseldorf, GermanyGermany
August Friedrich Siegert
August Friedrich Siegert was a German painter.
Beginning his career with historical paintings, he soon moved on to genre painting, which brought him fame. Many of his genre paintings, full of life, wit and fun, appealing as much for their content as for their craftsmanship, became very popular thanks to their published reproductions in engravings and photographs.
Date and place of birt: | 5 march 1820, Neuwied, Germany |
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Date and place of death: | 13 october 1883, Düsseldorf, Germany |
Nationality: | Germany |
Period of activity: | XIX century |
Specialization: | Artist, Painter |
Art school / group: | Düsseldorf school of painting |
Genre: | Genre art, Portrait |
Art style: | Academism, Realism |