Josef Kerschensteiner
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The founders of the Stuttgarter Künstlerbund as puppets, Josef Kerschensteiner as second from the right
Josef Alois Kerschensteiner (born January 13, 1864 in Augsburg , † 1936 in Stuttgart ) was a German animal painter .
He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich . He trained at the art academy in Karlsruhe and concentrated on animal painting. One of his Karlsruhe teachers was Heinrich von Zügel , an impressionist animal painter who had a considerable influence on Kerschensteiner's artistic development. Kerschensteiner preferred elephants and camels in particular in his paintings and often depicted the colors of parrots.
Josef Kerschensteiner was a member of the Stuttgarter Künstlerbund and one of Willi Baumeister's teachers .
Exhibitions
- 1892 Glaspalast Munich
- 1893 Great art exhibition in Berlin
- 1894 Künstlerhaus Vienna
- 1896 Munich Secession
- 1913 Great art exhibition in Berlin
- 1925 Swabian Art Show, Stuttgart
Web links
- Literature by and about Josef Kerschensteiner in the catalog of the German National Library
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SURNAME | Kerschensteiner, Josef |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kerschensteiner, Josef Alois (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German animal painter |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 13, 1864 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | augsburg |
DATE OF DEATH | 1936 |
Place of death | Stuttgart |