Oskar Hoffmann
He was born in Tartu and died in Saint Petersburg.
Also recorded as Oscar Hoffmann · Oskar Adolfowitsch Hoffmann · oscar a. hoffmann · osc. hoffmann
Oskar Hoffmann
Oskar Hoffmann · EKM j 5441 M 2927 · Public domain
- Born
- 1851. · Tartu.
- Died
- 1912. · Saint Petersburg.
- Nationality
- Russian Empire.
- Occupation
- painter.
- Fields
- portrait.
- Education
- Kunstakademie Düsseldorf.
- Languages
- German.
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Biography
Oskar Hoffmann studied at Kunstakademie Düsseldorf. The recorded working language is German. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are portrait. Places of work recorded in the authority are Paris, Düsseldorf and Saint Petersburg. Work by Oskar Hoffmann is recorded in the collections of Art Museum of Estonia, Kumu and Russian Museum.
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Life and career
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1851
Oskar Hoffmann was born on 5 February 1851.
1912
Oskar Hoffmann died at Saint Petersburg.
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Tartu.
Birth place
Saint Petersburg.
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Institutional database
- Wikidata, structured authority record Q12371572: Oskar Hoffmann
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- “Oskar Hoffmann (painter)”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Oskar Hoffmann is recorded with the occupation painter. Classed in the genre portrait. Hoffmann worked at Saint Petersburg. Hoffmann worked at Düsseldorf. Hoffmann worked at Paris. Recorded as having studied at Kunstakademie Düsseldorf.
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