Otto Quante (2 April 1875 in Minden/Westphalen – 20 February 1947 in Naumburg/Saale) was a

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painter. Quante initially studied

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. However, he gave up his practice in 1907 and dedicated himself to painting, where he became especially famous for his portrayals of the day-to-day lives of vagabonds. He studied art at the Malschule in

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, the Badischen Landeskunstschule in

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, and the Munich Art Academy.

Famous Works

* Frühlingstanz, (Springtime Dance) * Fern vom Alltag, (Far from Everyday Life) * Die Sorglosen, (The Carefree Ones) * Im Frühling, (In the Spring) * Die Lerche, (The Lark) L'Alouette

References

19th-century German painters 19th-century German male artists German male painters 20th-century German painters 20th-century German male artists 1875 births 1947 deaths Academy of Fine Arts, Munich alumni {{Germany-painter-stub