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Oswald Achenbach

1827 - 1905

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Oswald Achenbach (German: [ˈɔsvalt ˈʔaxn̩bax]; 2 February 1827 – 1 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. Through his teaching activities, he influenced the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf. His brother, Andreas Achenbach, who was twelve years older, was also among the most important German landscape painters of the 19th century. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Oswald Achenbach is the 606th most popular painter (down from 587th in 2019), the 1,734th most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,574th in 2019) and the 60th most popular German Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Oswald Achenbach ranks 606 out of 2,023. Before him are Roelant Savery, Joseph Wright of Derby, Eugène Carrière, Pierre-Paul Prud'hon, Helen Frankenthaler, and Juan de Flandes. After him are Paula Rego, Cornelis van Haarlem, Vlaho Bukovac, Karl von Piloty, Benvenuto Tisi, and Léon Cogniet.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1827, Oswald Achenbach ranks 16. Before him are Deodoro da Fonseca, Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, William Holman Hunt, Charles De Coster, Jyotirao Phule, and Wilhelm von Tegetthoff. After him are Jules Breton, Mangal Pandey, Henry Gray, Frederick Abel, William Burges, and Prince Gustaf, Duke of Uppland. Among people deceased in 1905, Oswald Achenbach ranks 24. Before him are Per Teodor Cleve, Constantin Meunier, Anton Ažbe, Alphonse Allais, Adolf Bastian, and Albert von Kölliker. After him are Alois Riegl, Archduke Joseph Karl of Austria, Otto Wilhelm von Struve, Carmine Crocco, Marcel Schwob, and Lew Wallace.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Oswald Achenbach ranks 1,734 out of 7,253. Before him are Gottfried Böhm (1920), Joschka Fischer (1948), Charles of Saxony, Duke of Courland (1733), Ottmar Walter (1924), William I, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg (1487), and Kurt von Hammerstein-Equord (1878). After him are Johann Kirnberger (1721), Werner Jaeger (1888), Elisabeth of Hesse, Electress Palatine (1539), August Ludwig von Schlözer (1735), Louis I, Grand Duke of Baden (1763), and Adolf Hurwitz (1859).

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Among PAINTERS In Germany

Among painters born in Germany, Oswald Achenbach ranks 60. Before him are Andreas Achenbach (1815), Karl Schmidt-Rottluff (1884), Anton von Werner (1843), Peter von Cornelius (1784), Wolf Vostell (1932), and Max Pechstein (1881). After him are Karl von Piloty (1826), Hans Burgkmair (1473), Sebald Beham (1500), Ludolf Bakhuizen (1630), Joos van Cleve (1485), and Govert Flinck (1615).

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