Eduard von Grützner - Artist Info

About Eduard von Grützner

Name variants

Edward Griitzner, Eduard von Gruetzner, Eduard Grutzner, Eduard Von Grutzner
  • Biography

    Eduard Theodor Ritter von Grützner (1846 - 1925)

    Born into a land-owning family in Upper Silesia on May 26, 1846, he showed an early interest in painting and drawing and became well known for his figure and genre paintings, especially those of monks.

    In 1864, with the help of an architect Hirschberg, he left home for art education at the private school of Herman Dyck in Munich. In his first semester, he transferred to the Classical Art class of Johann Georg Hiltensperger and Alexander Ströhuber, where the students learned about the aesthetic ideals of antiquity. In 1865, Grützner joined the painting class of Hermann Anschütz at the Munich Academy. Meanwhile, he also sought advice and inspiration with Carl Th...

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