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Hans Holtzbecher

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Female Nude (1892)

Friedrich Emmerich Theodor Johann Daniel Holtzbecher (1861–1935), called Hans, was a German painter and illustrator.

Life

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Holtzbecher was born in Berlin on 22 February 1861. He was a student at the Prussian Academy of Arts from 1877 to 1884 under Paul Thumann, Otto Knille and Max Michael, and made study trips to Holland, Paris and Italy.[1]

He made his debut in Berlin c. 1887. He painted portraits, nudes and genre scenes.[2] He exhibited at the Berlin Academy of Arts in 1884, 1888, 1889 and 1890.[1]

From 1885 to 1890 he was also active as an illustrator, and provided numerous caricatures for the Berlin magazine Ulk.[1][3]

He died in Berlin on 23 June 1935, aged 64.

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c Beyer, Savoy and Tegethoff, eds. 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  2. ^ Oliver, ed. 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Hans Holtzbecher - malarz, Polska, baza artystów Agra-Art". sztuka.agraart.pl. Agra-Art.

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