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1831 Hamburg, Germany - 1883 Dusseldorf, Germany. Known for: Military genre painting.
Born in Hamburg Altona, the painter Christian Sell studied at the Dusseldorf Academy under Hildebrandt and W. Von Schadow from 1851 to 1856. He undertook numerous study trips through Germany and... Read full biography
Born in Hamburg Altona, the painter Christian Sell studied at the Dusseldorf Academy under Hildebrandt and W. Von Schadow from 1851 to 1856. He undertook numerous study trips through Germany and Belgium. In his early works, he created historical war scenes from the 17th century. However, due to his... Read full biography
Born in Hamburg Altona, the painter Christian Sell studied at the Dusseldorf Academy under Hildebrandt and W. Von Schadow from 1851 to 1856. He undertook numerous study trips through Germany and Belgium. In his early works, he created historical war scenes from the 17th century. However, due to his participation in the wars of 1864, 1866 and 1870, he went over to the description of contemporary events, many subjects were of military genre of the time. He generally painted in oil on wood panel.... Read full biography
Born in Hamburg Altona, the painter Christian Sell studied at the Dusseldorf Academy under Hildebrandt and W. Von Schadow from 1851 to 1856. He undertook numerous study trips through Germany and Belgium. In his early works, he created historical war scenes from the 17th century. However, due to his participation in the wars of 1864, 1866 and 1870, he went over to the description of contemporary events, many subjects were of military genre of the time. He generally painted in oil on wood panel. Though he completed larger works, most were miniatures, less than 9" X 12". Works by Christian Sell are displayed in important collections, for example at the Military History Museum in Vienna, and the Berlin National Gallery.... Read full biography
Born in Hamburg Altona, the painter Christian Sell studied at the Dusseldorf Academy under Hildebrandt and W. Von Schadow from 1851 to 1856. He undertook numerous study trips through Germany and Belgium. In his early works, he created historical war scenes from the 17th century. However, due to his participation in the wars of 1864, 1866 and 1870, he went over to the description of contemporary events, many subjects were of military genre of the time. He generally painted in oil on wood panel. Though he completed larger works, most were miniatures, less than 9" X 12". Works by Christian Sell are displayed in important collections, for example at the Military History Museum in Vienna, and the Berlin National Gallery.
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Born in Hamburg Altona, the painter Christian Sell studied at the Dusseldorf Academy under Hildebrandt and W. Von Schadow from 1851 to 1856. He undertook numerous study trips through Germany and Belgium. In his early works, he created historical war scenes from the 17th century. However, due to his participation in the wars of 1864, 1866 and 1870, he went over to the description of contemporary events, many subjects were of military genre of the time.
He generally painted in oil on wood panel. Though he completed larger works, most were miniatures, less than 9" X 12". Works by Christian Sell are displayed in important collections, for example at the Military History Museum in Vienna, and...But wait, there's more...
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