Carl Achenbach
Carl Achenbach (also Karl ; born June 14, 1881 in Duisburg ; † February 22, 1961 in Kassel ) was a German painter and photographer .
Life
Carl Achenbach was the successor of Kaiser Wilhelm's court photographer Oscar Tellgmann . His photomontage of the flight through the Kassel Fulda Bridge by the pilot Kurt Katzenstein in November 1924 was admired by the worldwide press . The painter created views of Kassel, landscapes near Harle and motifs of the Schwalm . He painted nudes and depictions of animals in oils and watercolors. Carl Achenbach was married to Mary Achenbach and lived in Kassel until his death.
Exhibitions
- 1944: Regional exhibition of Hessian artists, Kunstverein Kassel , Ballhaus Kassel
Works in collections
literature
- DeGruyter: General artist lexicon online edition
- Paul Schmaling: Artist Lexicon Hessen-Kassel 1777–2000. With the painters' colonies Willinghausen and Kleinsassen. Jenior, Kassel 2001, ISBN 3-934377-96-3
Individual evidence
- ↑ Manfred Marx; Heiner Georgsdorf : 150 years of the Kunstverein Kasseler Kunstverein Kassel 1985, p. 99
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Achenbach, Carl |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Achenbach, Karl |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German painter and photographer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 14, 1881 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Duisburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 22, 1961 |
| Place of death | kassel |