Bracht, Eugen |
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BORN 3 Jun 1842, Morges, Vaud - DIED 15 Nov 1921, Darmstadt, Hessen GRAVE LOCATION Darmstadt, Hessen: Waldfriedhof (L-03b-003) |
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Eugen Bracht moved to Darmstadt with parents. There he was a pupil of the painters Friedrich Frisch and Karl Ludwig Seeger. He continued his studies at Karlsruhe, supporter by J.W. Schirmer. In 1861 he became a pupil of Hans Gude in Düsseldorf. But he was dissatisfied with his work and in 1864 decided to become a merchant in Berlin. In 1876 he wanted to become a painter after all and he joined his former teacher in Karlsruhe. He mostly painted landscapes. In 1880/1881 he travelled abroad. In 1882 he became a teacher at the Art Academy in Berlin and in 1883 he painted a panorama of the Battle of Sedan together with Von Werner. In 1901 he obtained a teaching position at the Art Academy in Dresden that he held until 1919. After his retirement he lived in Darmstadt where he died in 1921. |
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 The grave of Eugen Bracht at the Waldfriedhof, Darmstadt. Picture by Androom (29 Apr 2013) |
 The grave of Eugen Bracht at the Waldfriedhof, Darmstadt. Picture by Androom (29 Apr 2013) |
Sources • Winkler Prins Encyclopedie (editie 1909), 1909 • Eugen Bracht – Wikipedia |
