Alfred Schönian
Alfred Schönian (born March 16, 1856 in Frankfurt (Oder) , † after 1936 in Munich ) was a German animal and landscape painter.
Schönian began his studies at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Leipzig with the sculptor Melchior zur Straßen .
From April 24, 1877 he continued his studies at the Royal Academy of Arts in Munich with Gyula Benczúr and Johann Leonhard Raab .
After graduating, he stayed in Munich as a freelance artist. He dealt with animal and landscape painting.
He mainly painted the poultry and domestic animals, often in the middle of the landscape, but also genre pictures , portraits and pictures with fairy tale characters. Many of his works have appeared in print as postcards and in illustrated magazines.
literature
- Thieme / Becker 1907–1950, vol. 30
- Ludwig 1978, vol. 4
- Bénézit 1999, vol. 12, p. 509
- Saur 1999-2000, Vol. 9, p. 53
Web links
Commons : Alfred Schönian - Collection of images, videos and audio files
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schönian, Alfred |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German animal and landscape painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 16, 1856 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Frankfurt (Oder) |
| DATE OF DEATH | after 1936 |
| Place of death | Munich |