Andreas Achenbach, Sunset after a Storm on the Coast of Sicily

Andreas Achenbach

German · 1815–1910 · Painter, Printmaker

Andreas Achenbach was a German landscape and seascape painter in the Romantic style. He is considered to be one of the founders of the Düsseldorf School. His brother, Oswald,… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Andreas Achenbach, LANDSCAPE WITH A CREEK, Oil on canvas (relined)LANDSCAPE WITH A CREEKLempertz · €86,400≈ $108,881≈ £72,602Sign up to see
  2. Andreas Achenbach, HOMECOMING SHIPS, Oil on canvasHOMECOMING SHIPSLempertz · €67,760≈ $91,991≈ £58,784Sign up to see
  3. Andreas Achenbach, PORTO VENERE AT THE LIGURIAN COAST, Oil on panelPORTO VENERE AT THE LIGURIAN COASTLempertz · €62,920≈ $89,850≈ £55,429Sign up to see

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Andreas Achenbach was a German landscape and seascape painter in the Romantic style. He is considered to be one of the founders of the Düsseldorf School. His brother, Oswald, was also a well known landscape painter. Together, based on their initials, they were known as the "Alpha and Omega" of landscape painters.

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Born 1815, KasselDied 1910, DüsseldorfOccupation Painter, Printmaker, Draughtsman, IllustratorWikidata Q76416 ↗ULAN 500025891 ↗Museum works 10

Düsseldorf school of paintingRomanticism

Also known as a. achenbach, Achembach, Achenbach A., Achenbach André, achenbach andreas, Achenback, and. achenbach, andr. achenbach and 4 other name forms

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Andreas Achenbach, Sunset after a Storm on the Coast of Sicily
Sunset after a Storm on the Coast of Sicily1853 · Oil on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Collection, Bequest…
Andreas Achenbach, Visserswoning aan een meer
Visserswoning aan een meer1839
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain
Andreas Achenbach, Untitled
Untitled1842
Landesmuseum Hannover ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Landesmuseum Hannover
Andreas Achenbach, Untitled
Untitled1888
Dr. Axe-Stiftung ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Dr. Axe-Stiftung
Andreas Achenbach, The waterfalls of Trollhättan in Sweden
The waterfalls of Trollhättan in Sweden1850
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
Andreas Achenbach, Farewell to the Fleet
Farewell to the Fleet1890
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
Andreas Achenbach, The Entrance to the Harbour at Hellevoetsluys
The Entrance to the Harbour at Hellevoetsluys1850
Hamburger Kunsthalle ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Hamburger Kunsthalle
Andreas Achenbach, Untitled
Untitled1831
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
Andreas Achenbach, Norwegian Coast by Moonlight
Norwegian Coast by Moonlight1848
Crocker Art Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Crocker Art Museum
Andreas Achenbach, Untitled
Untitled1874
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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