Oswald Achenbach, Market Day in an Italian Town

Oswald Achenbach

German · 1827–1905 · Painter

Oswald Achenbach was a German painter associated with the Düsseldorf school of painting. During his lifetime, he was counted among the most important landscape painters of… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Oswald Achenbach, >THE FOOTPATH FROM ARICCIA TO ALBANO WITH VIEW ON THE ROMAN CAMPAGNA, Oil on canvas>THE FOOTPATH FROM ARICCIA TO ALBANO WITH VIEW ON THE ROMAN CAMPAGNALempertz · €115,900≈ $156,001≈ £96,805Sign up to see
  2. Oswald Achenbach, The Quirinal Palace in Rome, Oil on canvas (relined)The Quirinal Palace in RomeLempertz · €126,000≈ $130,612≈ £109,702Sign up to see
  3. Oswald Achenbach, The Fontana di Trevi by Night, Oil on canvasThe Fontana di Trevi by NightLempertz · €93,000≈ $109,694≈ £83,126Sign up to see

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Oswald Achenbach was a German painter associated with the Düsseldorf school of painting. During his lifetime, he was counted among the most important landscape painters of Europe. Through his teaching activities, he influenced the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf. His brother, Andreas Achenbach, who was twelve years older, was also among the most important German landscape painters of the 19th century. The two brothers were humorously called "the A and O of Landscapes".

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Born 1827, DüsseldorfDied 1905, DüsseldorfOccupation PainterWikidata Q76415 ↗ULAN 500000023 ↗Museum works 8

Düsseldorf school of painting

Also known as Achenbach, achenbach oswald, C. Achenbach, O Achenbach, O. Achenback, O.S.W. Achenbach, Os. Achenbach, osw. achenbach and 2 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.

Oswald Achenbach, Market Day in an Italian Town
Market Day in an Italian Town1887
Rijksmuseum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Rijksmuseum
Oswald Achenbach, Untitled
Untitled1865
Musée d'Orsay ↗
CC BY 3.0 · Sailko, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0) — Musée d'Orsay
Oswald Achenbach, Roman Landscape
Roman Landscape
Musée des Beaux-Arts de Strasbourg ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Musée des Beaux-Arts de Strasbourg
Oswald Achenbach, Ruins Landscape with Shepherds around a Campfire
Ruins Landscape with Shepherds around a Campfire1893
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
Oswald Achenbach, Fireworks in Naples
Fireworks in Naples1875
Hermitage Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Hermitage Museum
Oswald Achenbach, Fireworks at Torre dell Annunziata in Naples
Fireworks at Torre dell Annunziata in Naples
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
Oswald Achenbach, Morning
Morning1852
Royal Collection ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Royal Collection
Oswald Achenbach, Evening
Evening1852
Royal Collection ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Royal Collection

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