Carl Ebert (13 March 1821,

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- 1 March 1885,

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) was a German landscape painter.

Biography

Following the early death of his parents, his relatives made it possible for him to study at the State Academy of Fine Arts in Stuttgart, with

Gottlob Friedrich Steinkopf Gottlob Friedrich Steinkopf (1 March 1779, Stuttgart - 20 May 1861, Stuttgart) was a German landscape painter in the Classicism, Classical style. Biography He was the fifth of fourteen children born to the animal and porcelain painter, Johann F ...

and Johann Friedrich Dieterich. In 1846, he went to Munich, where he became a private student of Eduard Schleich, and often visited the Alte Pinakothek to study the works of the

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. Together with

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and Richard Zimmermann, he visited the artists' colonies at Polling and

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. After that, he devoted himself entirely to landscape painting; especially forest scenes. He also paid a visit to the

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, where he first came under the influence of the Barbizon school. Later, he accompanied Schleich and on study trips to France, Belgium, and the Netherlands. He also made trips to Italy in 1857 and 1872, and spent several months in

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in 1881. He received a state pension from King

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, and was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Order of the Crown by King

Charles I of Württemberg Charles (german: Karl Friedrich Alexander; 6 March 18236 October 1891) was King of Württemberg, from 25 June 1864 until his death in 1891. Early life Charles was born on 6 March 1823 in Stuttgart as the son of King William I and his third wif ...

Sources

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Biography
@ the Kunsthaus Bühler * Horst Ludwig, et al.: ''Münchner Malerei im 19. Jahrhundert.'' (''Bruckmanns Lexikon der Münchner Kunst'') Vol.1: ''Adam–Gaupp''). Bruckmann, Munich 1981, , pps.263–264. * Ebert, Carl. In: '' Allgemeines Künstlerlexikon. Die Bildenden Künstler aller Zeiten und Völker'' (AKL). Vol. 32, Saur, Munich, 2002, , pg. 8

External links

More works by Ebert
@ ArtNet {{DEFAULTSORT:Ebert, Carl 1821 births 1885 deaths 19th-century German painters 19th-century German male artists German landscape painters Artists from Stuttgart