Carl Ernst von Stetten
Carl Ernst von Stetten (born March 7, 1857 in Augsburg , † 1942 ) was a Franco-German portrait and genre painter who worked in France.
He came from the wealthy Stetten banking family . Carl Ernst von Stetten began his studies on October 16, 1876 in the class of antiquities at the Royal Academy of Arts in Munich .
He then came to Paris in the 1880s to study painting with Jean-Léon Gérôme . In the master's studio he met Gustave Courtois and Pascal Dagnan-Bouveret . Courtois and von Stetten soon became friends, and their close friendship lasted lifelong. Von Stetten was often a model for his friend for portraits and nudes.
The friends spent the First World War together in Ticino .
literature
- Bénézit 1999
- Busses 1977
- Thieme / Becker 1907–1950
Web links
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Stetten, Carl Ernst von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German-French portrait and genre painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 7, 1857 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | augsburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1942 |