Carl von Marr
Carl von Marr (born February 14, 1858 in Milwaukee , Wisconsin , † July 10, 1936 in Munich ) was an American- German painter and Munich university lecturer and rector.
Life
Carl von Marr, son of the German emigrant and copper engraver John Marr, first studied in Milwaukee with Henry Vianden and then went to Germany, where he studied with Martin Schauss in Weimar , with Karl Gussow in Berlin and with Wilhelm von Lindenschmit and Otto Seitz in Munich was. In 1893 he became a professor at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Munich, in 1895 a member of the Berlin Academy of Mahler, Sculpture and Architectural Art, and from 1919 to 1924 he was rector of the Munich Art Academy. In 1896 he received a large gold medal at the International Art Exhibition in Berlin . In 1908 he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters .
Since 1916 he was born with Elsie Messerschmitt. Fellerer, the widow of the history painter Pius Ferdinand Messerschmitt , married.
Marr painted numerous genre pictures, religious scenes and depictions of people; some of them were awarded gold medals. His works have been presented at numerous exhibitions in Germany and America. Carl von Marr was a member of the board of the German Association of Artists .
The Museum of Wisconsin Art in West Bend owns several works by Marr, including the monumental painting The Flagellants .
Carl von Marr is buried in the Solln cemetery in Munich in the same grave as Pius Ferdinand Messerschmitt. In Munich- Solln , where he lived several times, Karl-Marr-Strasse has been named after him since 1947.
student
- Carl Horn (painter)
- Ly Klein ( painter )
- Klaas Koster ( painter )
- Fritz Kunz ( painter )
- Emil Weber (painter)
Web links
- Literature by and about Carl von Marr in the catalog of the German National Library
- Carl von Marr on artnet
Individual evidence
- ^ Members: Carl Marr. American Academy of Arts and Letters, accessed April 12, 2019 .
- ↑ kuenstlerbund.de: Full members of the German Association of Artists since it was founded in 1903 / Marr, Carl von ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (accessed on November 11, 2015)
- ^ Karl-Marr-Strasse. In: sollner-hefte.de. Retrieved June 13, 2014 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Marr, Carl von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Marr, Karl von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American-German painter and Munich university professor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 14, 1858 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Milwaukee , Wisconsin |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 10, 1936 |
| Place of death | Munich |