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1869 Berlin, Germany - 1945. Known for: Landscape, skyscape and war scene painting, teaching.
Adolf Obst (1869-1945) was a German landscape painter. At the age of fourteen, Obst began an apprenticeship at the Imperial Press in Berlin, where he gained experience in lithography and engraving.... Read full biography
Adolf Obst (1869-1945) was a German landscape painter. At the age of fourteen, Obst began an apprenticeship at the Imperial Press in Berlin, where he gained experience in lithography and engraving. His artistic skills were noticed by his teachers who sent Obst to the Imperial Academy of Fine Arts... Read full biography
Adolf Obst (1869-1945) was a German landscape painter. At the age of fourteen, Obst began an apprenticeship at the Imperial Press in Berlin, where he gained experience in lithography and engraving. His artistic skills were noticed by his teachers who sent Obst to the Imperial Academy of Fine Arts in Berlin where he excelled as a student. In 1897, Obst was awarded a grant from the Prussian Minister of Culture, which enabled him to embark on a two-year world tour with writer Paul Lindenberg. In... Read full biography
Adolf Obst (1869-1945) was a German landscape painter. At the age of fourteen, Obst began an apprenticeship at the Imperial Press in Berlin, where he gained experience in lithography and engraving. His artistic skills were noticed by his teachers who sent Obst to the Imperial Academy of Fine Arts in Berlin where he excelled as a student. In 1897, Obst was awarded a grant from the Prussian Minister of Culture, which enabled him to embark on a two-year world tour with writer Paul Lindenberg. In 1900, he was appointed the war artist for a German expeditionary force to China where he spent two years painting images of the country. After returning to Berlin, Obst continued to paint landscapes and ran an art school. In 1914, Obst was reappointed... Read full biography
Adolf Obst (1869-1945) was a German landscape painter. At the age of fourteen, Obst began an apprenticeship at the Imperial Press in Berlin, where he gained experience in lithography and engraving. His artistic skills were noticed by his teachers who sent Obst to the Imperial Academy of Fine Arts in Berlin where he excelled as a student. In 1897, Obst was awarded a grant from the Prussian Minister of Culture, which enabled him to embark on a two-year world tour with writer Paul Lindenberg. In 1900, he was appointed the war artist for a German expeditionary force to China where he spent two years painting images of the country. After returning to Berlin, Obst continued to paint landscapes and ran an art school. In 1914, Obst was reappointed a war artist and was assigned to paint studies of captured French prisoners of war of African descent. After the war Obst continued to... Read full biography
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Art Media
- •Engraving, Engraver
- •Lithography, Lithograph
- •Oil Paint
- •Watercolor/Watercolour
Art Subject
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •War Artist
Exhibition of Special Group
- •Great German Art Exhibitions, 1937-1944, Hitler Approved Art