Gustave Moeller (1881– February 11, 1931) was an

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who was most well known for

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, especially painting American

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.'Gustave Moeller, Famous Landscape Painter, Dies,' Wisconsin State Journal, February 12, 1931, pg. 6

Education

Moeller was born in

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, but moved to

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at a young age. As a teen Moeller attended the Milwaukee Art Students’ League with young artists such as

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. Moeller was one of the first students at the Milwaukee Art Students' League. Gustave then took classes at the

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while working as a commercial engraver. Moeller also attended the Academy of Fine Arts in

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, and the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in

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, where he was taught by

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Career

Moeller was a well known and respected art teacher at the School of Fine and Applied Arts in Milwaukee. He also was a member of the Milwaukee Men's Sketch Club, on the Board of Trustees of the Milwaukee Art Institute, the Milwaukee Art Commission and Wisconsin Painters & Sculptors. Gustave was known for his vibrant, colorful

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and often painting at various places in rural

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Death

Gustave died in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1931 at the age of 49 from complications following an operation.

Award

Moeller was awarded a Wisconsin Visual Art Lifetime Achievement Award in 2005.

References

External links

Gustave Moeller's artist profile from the West Bend Art MuseumGustave Moeller's artist profile from Wisconsin Visual Art Lifetime Achievement Awards (WVALAA)
1881 births 1931 deaths 19th-century American painters American male painters 20th-century American painters Artists from Milwaukee People from New Holstein, Wisconsin Painters from Wisconsin 19th-century American male artists 20th-century American male artists American expatriates in Germany {{US-painter-stub