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1856 Washington, District of Columbia - 1944 Rochester, New York. Known for: Figures in landscape, portraits of notables and still-life painting, teaching.
Edward Selmar Siebert was born in Washington, D.C. in July, 1856, one of six children. His father, Selmar, ran an engraving and printing shop in Washington at the time. With the outbreak of the Civil... Read full biography
Edward Selmar Siebert was born in Washington, D.C. in July, 1856, one of six children. His father, Selmar, ran an engraving and printing shop in Washington at the time. With the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861, his parents returned to their native Germany. In 1872, at age 16, Edward began his art... Read full biography
Edward Selmar Siebert was born in Washington, D.C. in July, 1856, one of six children. His father, Selmar, ran an engraving and printing shop in Washington at the time. With the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861, his parents returned to their native Germany. In 1872, at age 16, Edward began his art training in Weimar under Albert Baur and Karl Gussow. Siebert returned to Washington, D.C. in 1875, his family having moved there again earlier, but in 1879 he again went to Germany, studying this... Read full biography
Edward Selmar Siebert was born in Washington, D.C. in July, 1856, one of six children. His father, Selmar, ran an engraving and printing shop in Washington at the time. With the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861, his parents returned to their native Germany. In 1872, at age 16, Edward began his art training in Weimar under Albert Baur and Karl Gussow. Siebert returned to Washington, D.C. in 1875, his family having moved there again earlier, but in 1879 he again went to Germany, studying this time in Munich and Karlsruhe. The artist moved back and forth between Germany and the U.S. several times over the next two decades studying and teaching. Having become well known for his portraits, Siebert journeyed to Rochester, N.Y. in August, 1911... Read full biography
Edward Selmar Siebert was born in Washington, D.C. in July, 1856, one of six children. His father, Selmar, ran an engraving and printing shop in Washington at the time. With the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861, his parents returned to their native Germany. In 1872, at age 16, Edward began his art training in Weimar under Albert Baur and Karl Gussow. Siebert returned to Washington, D.C. in 1875, his family having moved there again earlier, but in 1879 he again went to Germany, studying this time in Munich and Karlsruhe. The artist moved back and forth between Germany and the U.S. several times over the next two decades studying and teaching. Having become well known for his portraits, Siebert journeyed to Rochester, N.Y. in August, 1911 to paint George N. Saegmuller, a Bausch and Lomb executive. What began as a temporary engagement in Rochester, became a permanen... Read full biography
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Keywords (27)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
Art Media
- •Oil Paint
Art Subject
- •Architecture Trained: Design and Drawing
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Gardens, Garden Scenes
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Indian Figure Prior to 1940
- •Indians, Native Americans
- •Interior Scenes
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Portraits: Notables, Society, Celebrity, Historical and/or Royalty
- •Still Life
- •Townscape, Village Scenes
Art Association
- •Brooklyn Art Association
Art Teacher
- •Henry Keller
Art School
- •Academy of Fine Arts, Munich (Royal Academy, Student
- •German Academies Before 1900
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 19th Century, After Civil War
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Portrait Specialty
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Brooklyn Art Association-
- •National Academy of Design, New York
- •Washington (DC) Watercolor Club
Exhibition of Museum
- •Corcoran Gallery and/or Art School, Washington DC