The New International Encyclopædia/Achenbach, Oswald

From Wikisource
Jump to navigation Jump to search
707517The New International Encyclopædia — Achenbach, Oswald

ACHENBACH, Oswald (1827-1905). A German landscape painter. He was born in Düsseldorf, and was the brother and pupil of Andreas Achenbach. He painted in the Bavarian Alps, Switzerland, and Italy. His conception of nature was more ideal than that of his brother. Many of his pictures are in the United States.