About Karl Altmann
Lived 1802 – 1861 (aged 58–59). Karl Altmann was a German painter.
Karl Altmann (13 January 1802 – 11 January 1861) was a German painter.
The son of Joseph Altmann, he was born in Feuchtwangen and grew up in Ansbach. He studied painting in Munich and then at the Arts Academy Dresden, visited Italy, and settled down in Munich. It is traced, that he lived at Lerchen Straße 43 in Munich around 1850.
Altmann's oil paintings show scenes of alpine life, robbers, poachers, smugglers, folk festivals and other topics. He also painted still lifes. His works belong to national and international collections of established galleries.
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Who was Karl Altmann?
German painter
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Karl Altmann was born in 1802 in Feuchtwangen.
When did Karl Altmann die?
Karl Altmann died in 1861 in Munich.
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Karl Altmann was a painter.
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Karl Altmann was German.
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· DBpedia: Karl Altmann (painter)
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