Robert Pötzelberger (9 June 1856, in Vienna – 2 August 1930, in

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) was an Austrian painter, sculptor and

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er.

Life

Pötzelberger studied at the Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna between 1875 and 1879 under

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. After this education, he became a professor at the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich in 1880, staying until 1892; then, a professor at the Academy of Fine Arts, Karlsruhe until 1899; and then at the

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until his retirement in 1926. His students included Friedrich Mißfeldt in Karlsruhe and Willi Baumeister in Stuttgart. He was a founding member of the Vienna Secession. Influenced by academic styles French impressionism, he created many historical works, but also looked to the natural world of South Germany and Austria for inspiration. His son, Oswald Poetzelberger, was also a painter.

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1856 births 1930 deaths Painters from Austria-Hungary Emigrants from Austria-Hungary to Germany Sculptors from Austria-Hungary Austrian male painters 20th-century Austrian painters 19th-century sculptors 20th-century Austrian sculptors Lithographers from Austria-Hungary 19th-century lithographers 20th-century lithographers Members of the Vienna Secession Artists from Vienna Academy of Fine Arts Vienna alumni Academic staff of the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich Art Nouveau painters Art Nouveau sculptors 20th-century Austrian male artists Academic staff of State Academy of Fine Arts Stuttgart {{Austria-artist-stub