Biography
Andreas Achenbach (29 September 1815 – 1 April 1910) was a German landscape and seascape painter in the Romantic style. He is considered to be one of the founders of the Düsseldorf School. His brother, Oswald, was also a well known landscape painter. Together, based on their initials, they were known as the “Alpha and Omega” of landscape painters.
Nationality:
German
Dates:
September 29, 1815 – April 1, 1910
Occupation:
Painter
Schools attended:
Kunstakademie Düsseldorf
Taught at:
Student of:
Friedrich Wilhelm Schadow, Heinrich Christoph Kolbe, Johann Wilhelm Schirmer
Teacher of:
Albert Flamm, Marcus Larson, Apollinary Goravsky, William Stanley Haseltine
Group / Movement:
Düsseldorf School, German Romanticism