Andreas Achenbach

Andreas Achenbach
Achenbach by G. & A. Overbeck (firm), c. 1868
Born(1815-09-29)29 September 1815
Kassel
Died1 April 1910(1910-04-01) (aged 94)
Düsseldorf

Andreas Achenbach (29 September 1815 – 1 April 1910) 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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