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Sascha Schneider BIOGRAPHY
1870 Saint Petersburg, Russia - 1927 Swinemunde, then Germany, now Poland. Known for: Painting, sculpture, illustration of Karl May books.
Sascha Schneider born Rudolph Karl Alexander Schneider (September 21, 1870 -August 18, 1927). A German painter and sculptor, Schneider was born in Saint Petersburg in 1870. During his childhood his... Read full biography
Sascha Schneider born Rudolph Karl Alexander Schneider (September 21, 1870 -August 18, 1927). A German painter and sculptor, Schneider was born in Saint Petersburg in 1870. During his childhood his family lived in Zürich, but following the death of his father, Schneider, moved to Dresden, where in... Read full biography
Sascha Schneider born Rudolph Karl Alexander Schneider (September 21, 1870 -August 18, 1927). A German painter and sculptor, Schneider was born in Saint Petersburg in 1870. During his childhood his family lived in Zürich, but following the death of his father, Schneider, moved to Dresden, where in 1889 he became a student at the Dresden Academy of Fine Arts (Kreuzgymnasium). In 1903 he met best-selling author Karl May, and subsequently became the cover illustrator of a number of May's books... Read full biography
Sascha Schneider born Rudolph Karl Alexander Schneider (September 21, 1870 -August 18, 1927). A German painter and sculptor, Schneider was born in Saint Petersburg in 1870. During his childhood his family lived in Zürich, but following the death of his father, Schneider, moved to Dresden, where in 1889 he became a student at the Dresden Academy of Fine Arts (Kreuzgymnasium). In 1903 he met best-selling author Karl May, and subsequently became the cover illustrator of a number of May's books including Winnetou, Old Surehand, Am Rio de la Plata. A year later in 1904, Schneider was appointed professor at the Großherzoglich-Sächsische Kunstschule Weimar. During this period Schneider lived together with painter Hellmuth Jahn. Jahn began... Read full biography
Sascha Schneider born Rudolph Karl Alexander Schneider (September 21, 1870 -August 18, 1927). A German painter and sculptor, Schneider was born in Saint Petersburg in 1870. During his childhood his family lived in Zürich, but following the death of his father, Schneider, moved to Dresden, where in 1889 he became a student at the Dresden Academy of Fine Arts (Kreuzgymnasium). In 1903 he met best-selling author Karl May, and subsequently became the cover illustrator of a number of May's books including Winnetou, Old Surehand, Am Rio de la Plata. A year later in 1904, Schneider was appointed professor at the Großherzoglich-Sächsische Kunstschule Weimar. During this period Schneider lived together with painter Hellmuth Jahn. Jahn began blackmailing Schneider by threatening to expose his homosexuality, which was punishable under § 175 of the penal c... Read full biography
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Sascha Schneider born Rudolph Karl Alexander Schneider (September 21, 1870 -August 18, 1927)
A German painter and sculptor, Schneider was born in Saint Petersburg in 1870. During his childhood his family lived in Zürich, but following the death of his father, Schneider, moved to Dresden, where in 1889 he became a student at the Dresden Academy of Fine Arts (Kreuzgymnasium). In 1903 he met best-selling author Karl May, and subsequently became the cover illustrator of a number of May's books including Winnetou, Old Surehand, Am Rio de la Plata. A year later in 1904, Schneider was appointed professor at the Großherzoglich-Sächsische Kunstschule Weimar.
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