Ernst Anders (26 March 1845, Magdeburg – 1911, Mölln) was a German painter. He began his artistic education as a private student of Andreas Müller then, in 1863, enrolled at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, where he studied with

Rudolf Wiegmann Heinrich Ernst Gottfried Rudolf Wiegmann (17 April 1804, Nordstemmen – 17 April 1865, Düsseldorf) was a German painter, archaeologist, art historian, graphic artist and architect. He worked in the Classical style and, as a painter, is best kn ...

Heinrich Mücke Heinrich Karl Anton Mücke (9 April 1806 - 16 January 1891) was a prominent Realist painter known for his liturgical and genre paintings as well as frescoes, which still adorn some of Germany's ancient castles and cathedrals. His paintings ar ...

, Karl Ferdinand Sohn and Julius Roeting. From 1868 to 1872, he was a private student of Wilhelm Sohn. Most of his paintings were genre scenes, but he made his living doing portraits, including many of his fellow artists.

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*Ernst Anders (Maler). In: Thieme-Becker, ''Allgemeines Lexikon der Bildenden Künstler von der Antike bis zur Gegenwart'', Vol.1, Wilhelm Engelmann, Leipzig 1907, pg.300 1845 births 1911 deaths 19th-century German painters 19th-century German male artists German male painters 20th-century German painters 20th-century German male artists German portrait painters {{Germany-painter-stub