Heinrich Deiters (1840 - 1916)

Heinrich Deiters

Heinrich Deiters was a German painter of the second half of the 19th - early 20th centuries. He is known as a landscape painter, a representative of the Düsseldorf school of painting.

In search of nature for his landscapes, Heinrich Deiters traveled extensively in Holland, Belgium, France and southern Germany. His paintings, according to critics, were marked by an "intimate, poetic mood with vivid colors," the artist was most famous for reflecting "the charm of the Westphalian forests."

Deiters held leadership positions in the General German Art Community, the Düsseldorf Artists' Club and the Malkasten Artists' Society, also based in Düsseldorf.