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1862 Winfield, Ontario, Canada - 1936 near Galt, Ontario, Canada. Known for: Landscape, genre, missions, printmaker, illustrator.
Carl Henry von Ahrens (Canadian, 1862-1936) was an artist, printmaker, illustrator, ceramicist, writer, poet and teacher, known for his landscape and portrait paintings and his ties with the... Read full biography
Carl Henry von Ahrens (Canadian, 1862-1936) was an artist, printmaker, illustrator, ceramicist, writer, poet and teacher, known for his landscape and portrait paintings and his ties with the Roycroft, Elbert Hubbard's Arts & Crafts community in East Aurora, New York. 1862- Born to Herman and... Read full biography
Carl Henry von Ahrens (Canadian, 1862-1936) was an artist, printmaker, illustrator, ceramicist, writer, poet and teacher, known for his landscape and portrait paintings and his ties with the Roycroft, Elbert Hubbard's Arts & Crafts community in East Aurora, New York. 1862- Born to Herman and Isabella Ahrens, February 15th, Winfield, Ontario, Canada. Circa early 1880's- Studied dentistry under his uncle Alfred Ahrens. Moved to Nebraska City, Nebraska to open his own practice, which was a... Read full biography
Carl Henry von Ahrens (Canadian, 1862-1936) was an artist, printmaker, illustrator, ceramicist, writer, poet and teacher, known for his landscape and portrait paintings and his ties with the Roycroft, Elbert Hubbard's Arts & Crafts community in East Aurora, New York. 1862- Born to Herman and Isabella Ahrens, February 15th, Winfield, Ontario, Canada. Circa early 1880's- Studied dentistry under his uncle Alfred Ahrens. Moved to Nebraska City, Nebraska to open his own practice, which was a success. Circa mid 1880's- Married Emily Marion Carroll and their first son was born, Carl Herman, Nebraska City, Nebraska. 1886- With little formal training, he took up painting and found his calling. He observed the methods of other painters. Within a... Read full biography
Carl Henry von Ahrens (Canadian, 1862-1936) was an artist, printmaker, illustrator, ceramicist, writer, poet and teacher, known for his landscape and portrait paintings and his ties with the Roycroft, Elbert Hubbard's Arts & Crafts community in East Aurora, New York. 1862- Born to Herman and Isabella Ahrens, February 15th, Winfield, Ontario, Canada. Circa early 1880's- Studied dentistry under his uncle Alfred Ahrens. Moved to Nebraska City, Nebraska to open his own practice, which was a success. Circa mid 1880's- Married Emily Marion Carroll and their first son was born, Carl Herman, Nebraska City, Nebraska. 1886- With little formal training, he took up painting and found his calling. He observed the methods of other painters. Within a year he gave up dentistry and the family moved back to Toronto, and he opened a studio there on... Read full biography
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Carl Henry von Ahrens (Canadian, 1862-1936) was an artist, printmaker, illustrator, ceramicist, writer, poet and teacher, known for his landscape and portrait paintings and his ties with the Roycroft, Elbert Hubbard's Arts & Crafts community in East Aurora, New York.
1862- Born to Herman and Isabella Ahrens, February 15th, Winfield, Ontario, Canada.
Circa early 1880's- Studied dentistry under his uncle Alfred Ahrens. Moved to Nebraska City, Nebraska to open his own practice, which was a success.
Circa mid 1880's- Married Emily Marion Carroll and their first son was born, Carl Herman, Nebraska City, Nebraska.
1886- With little formal training, he took up painting and found his calling. He o...But wait, there's more...
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