About Ferdinand Keller
Lived 1842 – 1922 (aged 79). Ferdinand Keller was a German painter, illustrator and university teacher.
Ferdinand Keller correcting a student's work. Sketch by his student Christian Wilhelm Allers Ferdinand Keller, or von Keller (5 August 1842 – 8 July 1922) was a German genre and history painter.
Life He was born in Karlsruhe to the family of a civil engineer. In 1857, when he was fifteen, his father was awarded a contract to design bridges, roads and dams in Brazil. Ferdinand and his brother Franz were able to accompany him. Over the course of a four-year stay, he was able to teach himself drawing by sketching the tropical landscape. Shortly after their return, he enrolled at the Academy of Fine Arts, Karlsruhe, where he studied with Johann Wilhelm Schirmer, the former Director of the academy. After Schirmer's death, he studied with Ludwig des Coudres.
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Who was Ferdinand Keller?
German painter (1842-1922)
When was Ferdinand Keller born?
Ferdinand Keller was born on 5 August 1842 in Karlsruhe.
When did Ferdinand Keller die?
Ferdinand Keller died on 8 July 1922 in Baden-Baden.
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Ferdinand Keller was a painter, illustrator and university teacher.
What nationality was Ferdinand Keller?
Ferdinand Keller was German.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Ferdinand Keller (painter)
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