Johann Siegwald Dahl

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Pigeons and sparrows at the drinking trough (1872)

Johann (es) Siegwald Dahl (born August 16, 1827 in Dresden ; † June 15, 1902 there ) was a German painter .

Johannes Siegwald was a son of Johan Christian Clausen Dahl , received his first lessons in art from him and later trained in animal painting under Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Wegener .

After he had attended the academy in Dresden for three years , he went to London in 1851 , as Edwin Landseer's animal pictures captivated him, and from there also visited Paris. He took the best motifs for his animal pictures from Norway, his father's homeland, whose nature he carefully studied.

Works (selection)

  • The Missed Shot (Dresden Gallery)
  • A ferry in Norway (Dresdner Galerie)

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personal data
SURNAME Dahl, Johann Siegwald
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Dahl, Johannes Siegwald
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German painter
DATE OF BIRTH August 16, 1827
PLACE OF BIRTH Dresden
DATE OF DEATH June 15, 1902
Place of death Dresden