About Frans Schwartz
Lived 1850 – 1917 (aged 66). Frans Schwartz was a Danish painter.
Johan Georg Frans Schwartz (19 July 1850 – 13 February 1917) was a Danish artist. He worked mainly on human figures and portraiture apart from some religious themes. He worked on murals as well as an etcher for book illustrations.
Schwartz was born in Copenhagen to art dealer Johan Adam Schwarz. He worked with his father and later decided to train in art and joined the Academy of Fine Arts in 1866 and completed in 1872. In 1878 he travelled around Europe, mainly Spain and founded a private art school. In 1883 he worked on the ceiling paintings at Frederiksborg Castle and in 1897 at the Glyptotek. He also worked on etchings and book illustrations.
Schwartz donated his wealth to support the artistic improvement of Copenhagen's public buildings. He is buried at Assistens Cemetery.
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Who was Frans Schwartz?
Danish painter (1850-1917)
When was Frans Schwartz born?
Frans Schwartz was born on 19 July 1850 in Copenhagen.
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Frans Schwartz died on 13 February 1917 in Valby.
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Frans Schwartz was a painter.
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Frans Schwartz was Danish.
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