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Berthold Woltze

Berthold Woltze (24 August 1829 – 29 November 1896) was a German genre painter, portrait painter, and illustrator. A professor in Weimar Saxon Grand Ducal Art School. In the period from 1871 to 1878 he published numerous of his works in the Gartenlaube newspaper.

Berthold Woltze

A soldier returns and goes first to embrace his child, his wife in the background waves to remind him of her presence also. Wood engraving by Benedict after Berthold Woltze., by Berthold Woltze

Berthold Woltze · Wellcome Collection, London · Wellcome Collection · Public Domain Mark

Born
24 August 1829
Birthplace
Havelberg, Germany
Place of death
Weimar, Germany
Died
29 November 1896
Nationality
Kingdom of Prussia.
Occupation
painter and photographer.
Fields
portrait.
Languages
German.

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Berthold Woltze (24 August 1829 – 29 November 1896) was a German genre painter, portrait painter, and illustrator. A professor in Weimar Saxon Grand Ducal Art School. In the period from 1871 to 1878 he published numerous of his works in the Gartenlaube newspaper.

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Berthold Woltze (1829–1896) was a genre painter, painter and photographer, among other activities, of Prussian nationality. The genre painter was born in Havelberg and died in Weimar. Berthold Woltze worked in Blasewitz and Weimar.

The work spans portrait. Languages used include German. Works are held at Deutsches Historisches Museum.

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