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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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Studie eines gesattelten Pferdes

Studie eines gesattelten Pferdes (1860)

Ferdinand Keller (German, 1842 – 1922)
Animals
Blattgewächs im Urwald

Blattgewächs im Urwald (1858)

Ferdinand Keller (German, 1842 – 1922)
Botanical
Blühende Ananas

Blühende Ananas

Ferdinand Keller (German, 1842 – 1922)
Botanical
Blühender Kaktus bei Tres Barras

Blühender Kaktus bei Tres Barras (1859)

Ferdinand Keller (German, 1842 – 1922)
Botanical
Faultierbaum

Faultierbaum (1858)

Ferdinand Keller (German, 1842 – 1922)
Botanical
Krone einer Palme (Syagrus macrocarpa) in Juiz de Fora

Krone einer Palme (Syagrus macrocarpa) in Juiz de Fora (1860)

Ferdinand Keller (German, 1842 – 1922)
Botanical
Palmenstudie

Palmenstudie (1860)

Ferdinand Keller (German, 1842 – 1922)
Botanical
Pflanzenstudie

Pflanzenstudie (1860)

Ferdinand Keller (German, 1842 – 1922)
Botanical
Schmarotzerpflanzen auf Baumästen

Schmarotzerpflanzen auf Baumästen (1860-1861)

Ferdinand Keller (German, 1842 – 1922)
Botanical
Studie einer Palme in Urwald

Studie einer Palme in Urwald (1858)

Ferdinand Keller (German, 1842 – 1922)
Botanical
Studie eines Früchte tragenden Zweiges

Studie eines Früchte tragenden Zweiges (1859)

Ferdinand Keller (German, 1842 – 1922)
Botanical
Romantic scene

Romantic scene

Ferdinand Keller (German, 1842 – 1922)
Figurative
Alexander von Humboldt am Orinoko

Alexander von Humboldt am Orinoko

Ferdinand Keller (German, 1842 – 1922)
Drawings
Am Ufer

Am Ufer (1858)

Ferdinand Keller (German, 1842 – 1922)
Drawings
Ansicht Parahybapfad

Ansicht Parahybapfad (1858)

Ferdinand Keller (German, 1842 – 1922)
Drawings
Aststudie mit Schlinggewächsen am Ufer des Parahyba

Aststudie mit Schlinggewächsen am Ufer des Parahyba (1859)

Ferdinand Keller (German, 1842 – 1922)
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Baum mit herabhängenden Pflanzenfasern

Baum mit herabhängenden Pflanzenfasern

Ferdinand Keller (German, 1842 – 1922)
Drawings
Baumstudie (mit herabhängenden Pflanzenfäden)

Baumstudie (mit herabhängenden Pflanzenfäden) (1858)

Ferdinand Keller (German, 1842 – 1922)
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Baumstudie auf kleiner Anhöhe

Baumstudie auf kleiner Anhöhe (1858)

Ferdinand Keller (German, 1842 – 1922)
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Baumstudie aus dem Urwald

Baumstudie aus dem Urwald (1858)

Ferdinand Keller (German, 1842 – 1922)
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Baumstudie im Urwald mit skizziertem Lasttier

Baumstudie im Urwald mit skizziertem Lasttier

Ferdinand Keller (German, 1842 – 1922)
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Baumstudie im Urwald

Baumstudie im Urwald (1858)

Ferdinand Keller (German, 1842 – 1922)
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Baumstudie mit Weg (und Staffage) im Urwald

Baumstudie mit Weg (und Staffage) im Urwald

Ferdinand Keller (German, 1842 – 1922)
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Baumstudie

Baumstudie (1861)

Ferdinand Keller (German, 1842 – 1922)
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Baumstudien aus dem Urwald bei Parahyba

Baumstudien aus dem Urwald bei Parahyba (1858)

Ferdinand Keller (German, 1842 – 1922)
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Baumzweig mit Lianen an einem Urwaldfluss

Baumzweig mit Lianen an einem Urwaldfluss

Ferdinand Keller (German, 1842 – 1922)
Drawings
Bepackte Pferde an steilem Abhang

Bepackte Pferde an steilem Abhang (1861)

Ferdinand Keller (German, 1842 – 1922)
Drawings
Blätterstudie

Blätterstudie (1858)

Ferdinand Keller (German, 1842 – 1922)
Drawings
Blick auf das Orgelgebirge

Blick auf das Orgelgebirge (1861)

Ferdinand Keller (German, 1842 – 1922)
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Blick auf einige Häuser im Urwald beim Parahyba

Blick auf einige Häuser im Urwald beim Parahyba (1859)

Ferdinand Keller (German, 1842 – 1922)
Drawings
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