Bartels, Hans von

PAINTER (GERMANY)
BORN 25 Dec 1856, Hamburg - DIED 5 Oct 1913, München, Bayern
BIRTH NAME Bartels, Johann Nicolaus Heinrich von
GRAVE LOCATION München, Bayern: Alter Nördlicher Friedhof, Arcisstrasse (12-11-25/27)

Hans Bartels was the son a welathy attaché of the Russian government in Germany, Dr. N.F.F. von Bartels. He suffered health problems during his youth and often stayed in Switzerland. He studied painting under Rudolf Hardorff, Adolph Schweitzer and Carl Oesterley senior.

In 1882 he married Wanda Grohs. Together they travelled to Italy and other countries before they moved from Hamburg to Munich in 1885. In 1891 he was appointed Professor of Painting. In 1887 he visited Katwijk in the Netherlands for the first time. He returned to Katwijk every year until his death to paint the sea and the fishermen. He died in 1913 in Munich.

Family
• Wife: Bartels, Wanda von (1882-1913)

Images

The grave of Hans von Bartels and Wanda von Bartels at the Alter Nördlicher Friedhof in Munich.
Picture by Androom (22 Aug 2010)

 

The grave of Hans von Bartels and Wanda von Bartels at the Alter Nördlicher Friedhof in Munich.
Picture by Androom (22 Aug 2010)

 

Sources
• Scheibmayr, Erich, Wer? Wann? Wo?, Persönlichkeiten in Münchner Friedhöfen, Verlag Erich Scheibmayr, München, 1989
Winkler Prins Encyclopedie (editie 1909), 1909
Hans von Bartels - Wikipedia (DE)


Bartels, Wanda von

Published: 27 Dec 2024
Last update: 27 Dec 2024