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Gregor von Bochmann (1 June 1850,
Nehatu,
Kreis Wiek
Wiek County (german: Kreis Wiek, german: Kreis Hapsal, et, Lääne kreis, russian: Viksky uyezd, russian: Gapsalsky uyezd) was one of the four counties of the Russian Empire located in the Governorate of Estonia. It was situated in the western pa ...
,
Governorate of Estonia
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– 12 February 1930, Hösel, near
Düsseldorf
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) was a
Baltic-German
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landscape and
genre
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painter.
Biography
His father was a forest warden for the
Governorate of Estonia
The Governorate of Estonia, also known as the Governorate of Esthonia (Pre-reformed rus, Эстля́ндская губе́рнія, r=Estlyandskaya guberniya); et, Eestimaa kubermang was a governorate in the Baltic region, along with th ...
, who had been ennobled due to his service in the
Crimean War
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Geopolitical causes of the war included the de ...
.
Bochmann frequently travelled around the country with him, developing his ability to observe nature. From 1862 to 1868, he studied at the
in
Tallinn
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, where his art teacher,
Theodor Albert Sprengel, recognized his talent and obtained a scholarship for him to study at the
Kunstakademie Düsseldorf
The Kunstakademie Düsseldorf is the academy of fine arts of the state of North Rhine Westphalia at the city of Düsseldorf, Germany. Notable artists who studied or taught at the academy include Joseph Beuys, Gerhard Richter, Magdalena Jetelová, ...
.
After studying drawing and antiquities, he attended the landscape class of
Oswald Achenbach
Oswald Achenbach (; 2 February 18271 February 1905) was a German painter associated with the Düsseldorf school of painting. Though little known today, during his lifetime he was counted among the most important landscape painters of Europe. Thr ...
and, after graduation in 1871, established his own studios nearby. Further study trips were made to Holland, Belgium and his native Estonia and the sketches he made there served as the basis for much of his later work. In 1877, he married Emilie Poensgen, the daughter of industrialist , an iron and steel manufacturer.
Their children included the sculptor,
Gregor von Bochmann
Gregor von Bochmann (1 June 1850, Nehatu, Kreis Wiek, Governorate of Estonia – 12 February 1930, Hösel, near Düsseldorf) was a Baltic-German landscape and genre painter.
Biography
His father was a forest warden for the Governorate of ...
, known as "The Younger".
He exhibited widely, throughout Germany and Austria and, notably, at the
Exposition Universelle (1878)
The third Paris World's Fair, called an Exposition Universelle in French, was held from 1 May to 10 November 1878. It celebrated the recovery of France after the 1870–71 Franco-Prussian War.
Construction
The buildings and the fairgroun ...
, and received numerous awards. In 1893, he became a member of the
Academy of Arts, Berlin
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The Academy's predecessor organization was fo ...
and, two years later, was awarded the title of "Royal Prussian Professor".
In 1899, he was granted his own title of nobility by Kaiser
Wilhelm II
Wilhelm II (Friedrich Wilhelm Viktor Albert; 27 January 18594 June 1941) was the last German Emperor (german: Kaiser) and King of Prussia, reigning from 15 June 1888 until his abdication on 9 November 1918. Despite strengthening the German Empir ...
.
He was a member of the and, as such, one of the first
Secessionists. He also served on the board of the
Deutscher Künstlerbund
The Deutscher Kuenstlerbund (Association of German Artists) was founded in 1903 the initiative of Count Harry Kessler, promoter of arts and artists, Alfred Lichtwark, director of the Hamburg Art Gallery and the famous painters Lovis Corinth, Ma ...
.
References
Further reading
* Julia Hümme: ''Gregor von Bochmann (1850–1930). Leben und Werk eines deutsch-baltischen Malers in Düsseldorf'' (Dissertation). Verlag Ludwig, Kiel, 2007,
* Silke Köhn: ''Gregor von Bochmann 1850–1930''. Sammler Journal, April 2009, pgs.72–79
* ''Der Maler Gregor von Bochmann''. Katalog zur Ausstellung Galerie an der Börse, Düsseldorf from August 3 to 17, 2002,
External links
ArtNet: More works by BochmannGregor von Bochmann website by his great-grandson, Dr.Gregor von Bochmann.
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1850 births
1930 deaths
People from Lääneranna Parish
People from Kreis Wiek
Baltic-German people
Landscape painters
Genre painters
19th-century Estonian painters
19th-century Estonian male artists
20th-century Estonian painters
20th-century Estonian male artists
Painters from the Russian Empire