Wilhelm Amandus Beer - Artist Info

About Wilhelm Amandus Beer

  • Biography

    After a training in figurative painting with Jacob Becker and in history and fresco painting with Edward von Steinle at the Städel Art Institute in Frankfurt, Germany, Wilhelm Amandus Beer became a member of the Kronberg painter colony.

    He made several trips to Russia and painted numerous scenes of the country and the people. In addition to some multi-figured genre scenes, Beer is recorded for his finely painted portraits. Since 1897, he headed a master studio for painting at the Städel Museum in Frankfurt and was appointed professor in 1899. (cko)...

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