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Otto Weber (painter)
Carl Emil Otto Weber (17 October 1832, in Berlin – 23 December 1888, in London) was a German genre, landscape, and animal painter. He was one of the first to paint in the Breton village of Pont-Aven which later developed into an artists' colony. Biography His father, Wilhelm Weber was a merchant. He studied at the Prussian Academy of Arts with Carl Steffeck, then in Paris with Thomas Couture. In 1863–64, he travelled to Brittany where he painted genre works giving a romantic view of day-to-day life. In 1864, he exhibited his first painting at the Paris Salon: "Noce à Pont-Aven". It was the first painting known to be inspired by the village of Pont-Aven, which subsequently became famous for its colony of artists and gave rise to the Pont-Aven School. He continued to exhibit at the Paris Salon until 1869, and was awarded two medals. His "La curée du chevreuil" (1868) is now in the Musée d'Orsay. As a result of the Franco-Prussian War in 1870, he had to leave France, travel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otto Weber (politician)
Otto Weber (5 April 1921 in Făgăraș – 2 August 2001 in Bucharest) was a Romanian politician who served in the Chamber of Deputies The chamber of deputies is the lower house in many bicameral legislatures and the sole house in some unicameral legislatures. Description Historically, French Chamber of Deputies was the lower house of the French Parliament during the Bourb ... from 1992 to 2000. He was a founding member and later president of the Romanian Ecologist Party (PER). References 1921 births 2001 deaths People from Făgăraș Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Romania) {{Romania-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |