Oswald Achenbach (1827 - 1905)
1827-02-02Düsseldorf, Germany1905-02-01Düsseldorf, GermanyGermany
Oswald Achenbach
Oswald Achenbach was a German painter associated with the Düsseldorf school of painting. Though little known today, during his lifetime he was counted among the most important landscape painters of Europe. Through his teaching activities, he influenced the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf. His brother, Andreas Achenbach, who was twelve years older, was also among the most important German landscape painters of the 19th century. The two brothers were humorously called "the A and O of Landscapes" (a reference to their initials matching a common German reference to the Alpha and Omega).
Date and place of birt: | 2 february 1827, Düsseldorf, Germany |
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Date and place of death: | 1 february 1905, Düsseldorf, Germany |
Nationality: | Germany |
Period of activity: | XIX, XX century |
Specialization: | Artist, Painter |
Art school / group: | Düsseldorf school of painting, Malkasten Artists' Association |
Genre: | Cityscape, Landscape painting |
Art style: | Academism, Realism, Romanticism |