Theodor Von Der Beek (German, 1838 - 1921)
By Theodor von der Beek
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
German artist Theodor von der Beek (1838-1921), circa 1880s oil on canvas painting in an ornate gold frame. Actual painting size is 28.5 inches high by 20 inches wide by 1 inch deep. Theodor von der Beek (born March 21, 1838 in Kaiserswerth , died March 15, 1921 in Dusseldorf, Germany ) German portrait and genre painter of the Dusseldorf school . Initially employed in the business of his father, a brewer, von der Beek entered the elementary class of Andreas Müller at the Düsseldorf Art Academy in 1856. In 1859 he moved to the painting class of Carl Ferdinand Sohn and was in the master class of Eduard Bendemann from 1862 to 1866 . In addition to portraits, including numerous self-portraits, he created many-figure compositions in the countryside or in rural milieus and interiors, the works of Ludwig Knaus , Benjamin Vautier d.Ä. or Carl Hübner recall, u. a. The Bridal Shoes...
Late 19th Century German Antique Theodor von der Beek
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