graphics 19th-20th century
Max Clarenbach was a German painter of the first half of the twentieth century. He is known as a painter, landscape painter, genre painter and teacher and is considered one of the most important representatives of Rhenish painting of his time.
Max Clarenbach made study trips to Italy and Holland early in his career, where he formed his genre preferences and became a landscape painter. His work reflected the influence of the Hague School and the French Barbizonians. The artist skillfully depicted winter scenes and the nature of western Germany. He also painted sports and street scenes.
Clarenbach was one of the organizers of the Düsseldorf Sonderbund and taught at the Düsseldorf Academy of Art.
Carl von Marr was an American-born German painter of the late nineteenth and first third of the twentieth centuries. He is known as a painter and teacher, a professor at the Munich Academy of Fine Arts.
Carl von Marr worked in religious, mythological, and domestic genres, and also painted portraits. He received gold medals in Germany and the United States, where his works were exhibited. The master was a member of the board of directors of the German Artists Association.
Franz Seraph Lenbach was a German painter known primarily for his portraits of prominent personalities from the nobility, the arts, and industry. Because of his standing in society, he was often referred to as the "Malerfürst" (Painter Prince).
