About Carl Malchin
Lived 1838 – 1923 (aged 84). Carl Malchin was a German painter, surveyor, restorer, conservator and artist.
Carl Wilhelm Christian Malchin (14 May 1838, Kröpelin - 23 January 1923, Schwerin) was a German landscape painter and art conservator.
Life His father was a member of the Mecklenburg legislature. He attended the Realschule in Rostock, then was apprenticed to a surveyor in Schwaan. He aspired to be a shipbuilder, but was not sufficiently strong and robust for that type of work, so he remained with the surveyor for three more years as his assistant. At this time, he made the acquaintance of two young painters from a nearby art colony who encouraged him to develop an interest in painting.
From 1860 to 1862, he attended the Polytechnikum in Munich, ostensibly to study geodesy and engineering but, instead, he frequented the local artists' studios where he got to know Adolf Heinrich Lier and began taking lessons from one of Lier's friends.
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Who was Carl Malchin?
German painter (1838-1923)
When was Carl Malchin born?
Carl Malchin was born on 14 May 1838 in Kröpelin.
When did Carl Malchin die?
Carl Malchin died on 23 January 1923 in Schwerin.
What was Carl Malchin's occupation?
Carl Malchin was a painter, surveyor, restorer, conservator and artist.
What nationality was Carl Malchin?
Carl Malchin was German.
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