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Eugen Bracht | |
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 Bracht – photo byNicola Perscheid (1917) | |
| Born | (1842-06-03)3 June 1842 |
| Died | 5 November 1921(1921-11-05) (aged 79) |
| Resting place | Darmstadt,Hesse,Germany |
| Nationality | German |
| Alma mater | Academy of Fine Arts, Karlsruhe |
| Known for | Painting |
| Movement | Romanticism,Symbolism,Impressionism |
Eugen Felix Prosper Bracht (3 June 1842 – 5 November 1921) was a German landscape painter.
Bracht was born inMorges, Waadt (near Lake Geneva in Switzerland) of German parents. His family later moved toDarmstadt, Germany, where he became a pupil of Karl Ludwig Seeger at theAcademy of Fine Arts, Karlsruhe and later studied underHans Gude inDüsseldorf. Dissatisfied with his work, he moved to Berlin in 1864 and became a merchant, but in 1876 he renewed his interest in painting and joined his former teacher Seeger in Karlsruhe.
A lateRomanticist painter, Bracht was known for his moody landscapes and coastal scenes in North Germany, and began a sketching trip through Syria, Palestine and Egypt from 1880 to 1881. In 1882, he became a Professor of Landscape Painting at thePrussian Academy of Arts.
In 1885, he painted theBattle of Chattanooga for the "Philadelphia Panorama Company", acyclorama which was installed in Philadelphia and Kansas City.
Bracht was supported byAnton von Werner, the conservative director of the Berlin Academy, but cut ties with him during the affair of the closure ofEdvard Munch's Berlin exhibition in 1892.[1]
Despite the hostility, when von Werner died, Bracht finished the late painter's panorama of theBattle of Sedan.
Later, Bracht became a representative of GermanImpressionism.
In 1901, he obtained a teaching position at theDresden Academy of Fine Arts that he held until 1919. He retired to Darmstadt, where he died in 1921.
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