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Hans Thoma was a German painter.
In spite of his studies under various masters, his art has little in common with modern ideas, and is formed partly by his early impressions of the simple idyllic life of his native district, partly by his sympathy with the early German masters, particularly with Albrecht Altdorfer and Lucas Cranach the Elder. In his love of the details of nature, in his precise drawing of outline, and in his predilection for local coloring, he has distinct affinities with the Pre-Raphaelites.
Poppe Folkerts was a German marine painter, draughtsman and graphic artist. He studied at the Berlin Academy of Fine Arts under Karl Salzmann. In 1907 and 1908 he studied figure and portrait painting in Düsseldorf with Eduard von Gebhardt, before going to Paris in 1909, where he was accepted at the Académie Julian.
Poppe Volkerts is considered one of the most outstanding artists of the Frisian coast. As an enthusiastic sailor, he was able to capture the peculiarities of this landscape, the struggle of people with the forces of nature and the fascination of the sea with its constantly changing weather conditions and moods, with a unique liveliness and intensity. His pastose application of paint, special lighting and pure colours create the spatial depth and radiance inherent in the paintings.
Willy Stöwer was a German artist of the late nineteenth and first third of the twentieth centuries. He is known as a painter and graphic artist, as well as a book illustrator.
Stöwer became famous for his marine paintings and lithographs. He was particularly popular for his graphic work depicting the sinking of the Titanic, created for Die Gartenlaube magazine. Despite some factual errors, this drawing became iconic and was published many times. During his career, from 1892 to 1929, Stöwer illustrated a total of 57 books, creating more than 1,200 black-and-white and color illustrations, as well as commissions for posters, postcards, and advertisements.
