Emil Otto Grundmann
Illustration — Interior at the Mountains • Illustration — The Sleigh Maker Professor Emil Otto Grundmann (1844 – 27 August 1890) was a German painter. He was born in Meissen and studied in Antwerp under Baron Hendrik Leys, and in Düsseldorf before moving to America where he became a noted painter. He was the first Director of the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, in Boston, an appointment in which Francis Davis Millet, an old Antwerp friend, was instrumental.
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Emil Otto Grundmann
Emil Otto Grundmann (1844-1890) · Public domain
- Born
- 1844 · Meissen.
- Died
- 1890 · Dresden.
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Saxony
- Occupation
- painter
- Fields
- portrait
- Languages
- German
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Born at Meissen in 1844, died in Dresden in 1890.
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Emil Otto Grundmann (4 October 1844 – 27 August 1890) was a painter. Emil Otto Grundmann was born on 4 October 1844 in Meißen. Emil Otto Grundmann died on 27 August 1890 in Dresden.
The recorded working language is German. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are portrait. Work by Emil Otto Grundmann is recorded in the collections of Museum of Fine Arts Boston.
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1844
Emil Otto Grundmann born at Meissen.
1890
Emil Otto Grundmann died at Dresden.
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- 1.Stadtarchiv Dresden, Standesamt Dresden I, Sterberegister 1890, Nr. 1297.
- 2.Museum Kunstpalast: , PDF-Datei.
- 3.John Singer Sargent Virtual Gallery
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