Robert Pötzelberger (9 June 1856, in

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– 2 August 1930, in

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) was an Austrian painter, sculptor and

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er.

Life

Pötzelberger studied at the

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between 1875 and 1879 under

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. After this education, he became a professor at the

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in 1880, staying until 1892; then, a professor at the

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until 1899; and then at the

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until his retirement in 1926. His students included Friedrich Mißfeldt in Karlsruhe and

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in Stuttgart. He was a founding member of the

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. Influenced by academic styles French

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, 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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