Emil Otto Grundmann
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Professor Emil Otto Grundmann (1844 Meissen
- 27 August 1890 Dresden
), was a German painter who studied in Antwerp under Baron Hendrik Leys
, and in Düsseldorf
before moving to America where he became a noted painter. He was the first Director of the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
, an appointment in which Francis Davis Millet
, an old Antwerp friend, was instrumental. One of his colleagues at the Museum was Joseph DeCamp
.
Many notable American artists attended his classes and were influenced by his European ideas. Some students who later became prominent were Edmund Charles Tarbell, Edward Clark Potter
, Robert Reid
, Ernest Fenollosa
, Frank Weston Benson
and Charles Henry Turner
.
Meissen
Meissen is a town of approximately 30,000 about northwest of Dresden on both banks of the Elbe river in the Free State of Saxony, in eastern Germany. Meissen is the home of Meissen porcelain, the Albrechtsburg castle, the Gothic Meissen Cathedral and the Meissen Frauenkirche...
- 27 August 1890 Dresden
Dresden
Dresden is the capital city of the Free State of Saxony in Germany. It is situated in a valley on the River Elbe, near the Czech border. The Dresden conurbation is part of the Saxon Triangle metropolitan area....
), was a German painter who studied in Antwerp under Baron Hendrik Leys
Jan August Hendrik Leys
Jan August Hendrik, Baron Leys , also known as Henri Leys, was a Belgian painter and printmaker.Henri Leys was born and died in Antwerp. He studied with Mathieu Ignace Van Brée at the Koninklijke Academie voor Schone Kunsten in Antwerp and then with his brother-in-law Ferdinand De Braekeleer...
, and in Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf is the capital city of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and centre of the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region.Düsseldorf is an important international business and financial centre and renowned for its fashion and trade fairs. Located centrally within the European Megalopolis, the...
before moving to America where he became a noted painter. He was the first Director of the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, Massachusetts, is one of the largest museums in the United States, attracting over one million visitors a year. It contains over 450,000 works of art, making it one of the most comprehensive collections in the Americas...
, an appointment in which Francis Davis Millet
Francis Davis Millet
Francis Davis Millet was an American painter, sculptor, and writer who died in the sinking of the on April 15, 1912.-Early life:Francis Davis Millet was born in Mattapoisett, Massachusetts...
, an old Antwerp friend, was instrumental. One of his colleagues at the Museum was Joseph DeCamp
Joseph DeCamp
Joseph Rodefer DeCamp was an American painter.-Biography:Born in Cincinnati, Ohio where he studied with Frank Duveneck. In the second half of the 1870s he went with Duveneck and fellow students to the Royal Academy of Munich...
.
Many notable American artists attended his classes and were influenced by his European ideas. Some students who later became prominent were Edmund Charles Tarbell, Edward Clark Potter
Edward Clark Potter
Edward Clark Potter was an American sculptor best known for his equestrian and animal statues. His works include the "Fortitude" lion in front of the New York Public Library.-Early years:...
, Robert Reid
Robert Reid (painter)
Robert Lewis Reid was an American Impressionist painter and muralist.-Life and work:Robert Reid was born in Stockbridge, Massachusetts and attended the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston under Otto Grundmann, where he was also later an instructor...
, Ernest Fenollosa
Ernest Fenollosa
Ernest Francisco Fenollosa was an American professor of philosophy and political economy at Tokyo Imperial University...
, Frank Weston Benson
Frank Weston Benson
Frank Weston Benson, frequently referred to as Frank W. Benson, was an American artist from Salem, Massachusetts known for his Realistic portraits, American Impressionist paintings, watercolors and etchings. He began his career painting portraits of distinguished families and murals for the...
and Charles Henry Turner
Charles Henry Turner (painter)
Charles Henry Francis Turner was an American watercolourist and oil painter of landscapes, portraits, illustrations, and genre scenes, who from 1877 studied with Otto Grundmann , founder of the "Boston School", at Boston Museum of Fine Arts School...
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