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1833 Munich, Germany - 1898 Berchtesgaden, Bavaria, Germany. Known for: Mountain landscape painting, frescoes.
Adalbert Waagen (30 March 1833, Munich – 15 April 1898, Berchtesgaden) was a German landscape painter. His father was the artist, Carl Waagen. His first lessons were with a watercolorist named Fritz... Read full biography
Adalbert Waagen (30 March 1833, Munich – 15 April 1898, Berchtesgaden) was a German landscape painter. His father was the artist, Carl Waagen. His first lessons were with a watercolorist named Fritz Zeiss. From 1855 to 1858, he studied with Albert Zimmermann in Munich, then accompanied him on a... Read full biography
Adalbert Waagen (30 March 1833, Munich – 15 April 1898, Berchtesgaden) was a German landscape painter. His father was the artist, Carl Waagen. His first lessons were with a watercolorist named Fritz Zeiss. From 1855 to 1858, he studied with Albert Zimmermann in Munich, then accompanied him on a study trip to Milan. The following year, he was commissioned by Prince Georg to create frescoes at the Villa Carlotta on Lake Como. After completing them, he went back to Munich and established his own... Read full biography
Adalbert Waagen (30 March 1833, Munich – 15 April 1898, Berchtesgaden) was a German landscape painter. His father was the artist, Carl Waagen. His first lessons were with a watercolorist named Fritz Zeiss. From 1855 to 1858, he studied with Albert Zimmermann in Munich, then accompanied him on a study trip to Milan. The following year, he was commissioned by Prince Georg to create frescoes at the Villa Carlotta on Lake Como. After completing them, he went back to Munich and established his own studio in the home of his friend, Carl Millner, who was also a landscape painter. He made regular painting expeditions to the southern mountains. In 1868, a wealthy uncle of his died, and he inherited a villa in Berchtesgaden. He moved there with his... Read full biography
Adalbert Waagen (30 March 1833, Munich – 15 April 1898, Berchtesgaden) was a German landscape painter. His father was the artist, Carl Waagen. His first lessons were with a watercolorist named Fritz Zeiss. From 1855 to 1858, he studied with Albert Zimmermann in Munich, then accompanied him on a study trip to Milan. The following year, he was commissioned by Prince Georg to create frescoes at the Villa Carlotta on Lake Como. After completing them, he went back to Munich and established his own studio in the home of his friend, Carl Millner, who was also a landscape painter. He made regular painting expeditions to the southern mountains. In 1868, a wealthy uncle of his died, and he inherited a villa in Berchtesgaden. He moved there with his new wife in 1869 and opened a studio, with a direct view of Mount Watzmann. He soon received commissions from throughout Europe. For many... Read full biography
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Adalbert Waagen (30 March 1833, Munich – 15 April 1898, Berchtesgaden) was a German landscape painter.
His father was the artist, Carl Waagen. His first lessons were with a watercolorist named Fritz Zeiss. From 1855 to 1858, he studied with Albert Zimmermann in Munich, then accompanied him on a study trip to Milan. The following year, he was commissioned by Prince Georg to create frescoes at the Villa Carlotta on Lake Como. After completing them, he went back to Munich and established his own studio in the home of his friend, Carl Millner, who was also a landscape painter. He made regular painting expeditions to the southern mountains.
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