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1857 Schleswig-Holstein, Germany - 1935 Germany. Known for: Marine, landscape.
Julius Stockfleth, marine and landscape painter, was born in Wyk auf Föhr, Schleswig-Holstein, on January 29, 1857, son of Friedrich August and Louise (Hansen) Stockfleth. His father was a ship... Read full biography
Julius Stockfleth, marine and landscape painter, was born in Wyk auf Föhr, Schleswig-Holstein, on January 29, 1857, son of Friedrich August and Louise (Hansen) Stockfleth. His father was a ship joiner and sailor, and his mother was an "innkeeper for the suite of Christian VIII" of Denmark. The... Read full biography
Julius Stockfleth, marine and landscape painter, was born in Wyk auf Föhr, Schleswig-Holstein, on January 29, 1857, son of Friedrich August and Louise (Hansen) Stockfleth. His father was a ship joiner and sailor, and his mother was an "innkeeper for the suite of Christian VIII" of Denmark. The parents immigrated to the United States during the 1870s. Stockfleth's early artistic training occurred in Wyk, where he was apprenticed to a local painter. He immigrated to the United States in 1883 and... Read full biography
Julius Stockfleth, marine and landscape painter, was born in Wyk auf Föhr, Schleswig-Holstein, on January 29, 1857, son of Friedrich August and Louise (Hansen) Stockfleth. His father was a ship joiner and sailor, and his mother was an "innkeeper for the suite of Christian VIII" of Denmark. The parents immigrated to the United States during the 1870s. Stockfleth's early artistic training occurred in Wyk, where he was apprenticed to a local painter. He immigrated to the United States in 1883 and settled in Galveston two years later. He listed himself as a portrait painter until he returned to Germany in 1907, where he continued his art career in Wyk until his death. He never married. During two decades in Texas, Stockfleth produced a... Read full biography
Julius Stockfleth, marine and landscape painter, was born in Wyk auf Föhr, Schleswig-Holstein, on January 29, 1857, son of Friedrich August and Louise (Hansen) Stockfleth. His father was a ship joiner and sailor, and his mother was an "innkeeper for the suite of Christian VIII" of Denmark. The parents immigrated to the United States during the 1870s. Stockfleth's early artistic training occurred in Wyk, where he was apprenticed to a local painter. He immigrated to the United States in 1883 and settled in Galveston two years later. He listed himself as a portrait painter until he returned to Germany in 1907, where he continued his art career in Wyk until his death. He never married. During two decades in Texas, Stockfleth produced a valuable artistic record of historic Galveston. His paintings of the Galveston hurricane of 1900 are a valuable record. His contribution to Texas art... Read full biography
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Keywords (15)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
Art Media
Art Subject
- •Architecture Trained: Design and Drawing
- •Landscape
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Ship Portraits and Other Sea Vessels
- •Street Scenes, Street Genre
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Texas Before 1940
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 19th Century, After Civil War
Added Description
- •Marine Before 1900
- •Miniature Specialty