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Ferdinand Keller
Ferdinand Keller

Ferdinand Keller

German, 1842 – 1922
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Ferdinand Keller, or von Keller was a German genre and history painter.

He was born in Karlsruhe to the family of a civil engineer. In 1857, when he was fifteen, his father was awarded a contract to design bridges, roads and dams in Brazil. Ferdinand and his brother Franz were able to accompany him. Over the course of a four-year stay, he was able to teach himself drawing by sketching the tropical landscape. Shortly after their return, he enrolled at the Academy of Fine Arts, Karlsruhe, where he studied with Johann Wilhelm Schirmer, the former Director of the Academy. After Schirmer's death, he studied with Ludwig des Coudres.

He was unsatisfied with the Academy, however, and took private lessons in the studio of Hans Canon. This was followed, in 1866 and 1867, by study trips to Switzerland and France. He achieved his first recognition with his painting "The Death of Philip II" at the International Exposition. From 1867 to 1869, he lived in Rome, where he made the acquaintance of Anselm Feuerbach and maintained a joint studio with him.

In 1870, he became a teacher of portrait and history painting at the Karlsruhe Academy and was appointed a Professor in 1873. From 1880 to 1913, he served as director.

In addition to his regular paintings, he provided decorations and curtains for the new Karlsruhe Court Theater and the Dresden Semperoper. His decorations for the King Carl Hall at the Landesmuseum Württemberg pleased the King so much that he awarded Keller a title of nobility. Frederick I, Grand Duke of Baden, commissioned him to paint the "History of Baden", now on display at the Staatliche Kunsthalle Baden-Baden [de]. On a smaller scale, his etchings have been used to illustrate numerous books.

He died in 1922 in Baden-Baden. A street in Karlsruhe was named after him in 1964.

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Diana amongst the spoils of the hunt

Diana amongst the spoils of the hunt (1872)

Ferdinand Keller (German, 1842 – 1922)
Mythology
Diana

Diana (1906)

Ferdinand Keller (German, 1842 – 1922)
Mythology
Selene

Selene (1886)

Ferdinand Keller (German, 1842 – 1922)
Mythology
Sappho

Sappho (1909)

Ferdinand Keller (German, 1842 – 1922)
Mythology
Portrait of a Hunter

Portrait of a Hunter (1860)

Ferdinand Keller (German, 1842 – 1922)
Figurative
Portrait of Nanna Risi

Portrait of Nanna Risi (1869)

Ferdinand Keller (German, 1842 – 1922)
Figurative
The Carrier Pigeon

The Carrier Pigeon (1865)

Ferdinand Keller (German, 1842 – 1922)
Figurative
Der Große Kurfürst vor der Schlacht bei Fehrbellin

Der Große Kurfürst vor der Schlacht bei Fehrbellin (1884)

Ferdinand Keller (German, 1842 – 1922)
Figurative
Ölskizze zum Türkenlouis

Ölskizze zum Türkenlouis

Ferdinand Keller (German, 1842 – 1922)
Figurative
Portrait of Anselm Feuerbach

Portrait of Anselm Feuerbach (1876)

Ferdinand Keller (German, 1842 – 1922)
Figurative
Portrait of Julie Miller zu Aichholz

Portrait of Julie Miller zu Aichholz

Ferdinand Keller (German, 1842 – 1922)
Figurative
Portrait of Nana Risi

Portrait of Nana Risi (1869)

Ferdinand Keller (German, 1842 – 1922)
Figurative
Portrait of Wilhelmine Keller

Portrait of Wilhelmine Keller (1875)

Ferdinand Keller (German, 1842 – 1922)
Figurative
Self-portrait with fur hat

Self-portrait with fur hat (1875)

Ferdinand Keller (German, 1842 – 1922)
Figurative
Self-portrait

Self-portrait (1879)

Ferdinand Keller (German, 1842 – 1922)
Figurative
Türkenlouis

Türkenlouis (1879)

Ferdinand Keller (German, 1842 – 1922)
Figurative
Böcklins Grab

Böcklins Grab (1901-1902)

Ferdinand Keller (German, 1842 – 1922)
Landscape
Küstenlandschaft bei Rio de Janeiro

Küstenlandschaft bei Rio de Janeiro (1864)

Ferdinand Keller (German, 1842 – 1922)
Landscape
Lamentation of Christ

Lamentation of Christ (1904)

Ferdinand Keller (German, 1842 – 1922)
Religion
Lady Absinth

Lady Absinth (1901)

Ferdinand Keller (German, 1842 – 1922)
Mythology
Study For The Apotheosis Of Emperor Wilhelm I

Study For The Apotheosis Of Emperor Wilhelm I (1888)

Ferdinand Keller (German, 1842 – 1922)
Mythology
Interior with man at desk

Interior with man at desk (1858)

Ferdinand Keller (German, 1842 – 1922)
Figurative
Studie von acht schwarzen Kindern in Brasilien

Studie von acht schwarzen Kindern in Brasilien (1861)

Ferdinand Keller (German, 1842 – 1922)
Figurative
Treiber auf Mauleseln mit einer Büffelherde

Treiber auf Mauleseln mit einer Büffelherde

Ferdinand Keller (German, 1842 – 1922)
Figurative
Baumbestandenes Felsenufer am Parahyba

Baumbestandenes Felsenufer am Parahyba (1860)

Ferdinand Keller (German, 1842 – 1922)
Landscape
Blick auf das bewaldete Flussufer

Blick auf das bewaldete Flussufer (1858)

Ferdinand Keller (German, 1842 – 1922)
Landscape
Blick hinab auf Lasttier und einen Mann den Weg hinaufkommend

Blick hinab auf Lasttier und einen Mann den Weg hinaufkommend

Ferdinand Keller (German, 1842 – 1922)
Landscape
Blick zum Orgelgebirge

Blick zum Orgelgebirge (1861)

Ferdinand Keller (German, 1842 – 1922)
Landscape
Brasilianische Gebirgslandschaft am Meer

Brasilianische Gebirgslandschaft am Meer (1861)

Ferdinand Keller (German, 1842 – 1922)
Landscape
Die Berge ‘Dois Irmaons’ am Meer

Die Berge ‘Dois Irmaons’ am Meer (1861)

Ferdinand Keller (German, 1842 – 1922)
Landscape
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