Carl Von MARR
1858–1936, USA/Germany
Also known as: CVM
Carl von Marr Biography:
Carl von Marr was born in Milwaukee in 1858 and trained under the tutelage of Wisconsin’s most noted artist of the time, Henry Vianden. In 1875, at the age of 17, Marr left for study in Germany. The young artist first attended the Royal Academy in Weimar. After finishing some classes, he transferred to the Royal Academy in Berlin, and then to the Royal Academy of Art in Munich, where he entered the painting class of Otto Seitz in October 1877. He later studied with Professors Max and Lindenschmidt. His successful student career climaxed when he won the sketch competition at the Academy in January 1880.
That spring he returned to Milwaukee, where he found that he could not make a living as an artist. In the fall of 1881, he worked briefly for the publisher of Harpers Magazine in Boston to earn passage back to Germany. In 1882 he was back in Munich where he remained for the rest of his life, except for frequent periodic visits to the United States for exhibitions, commissions and family visits...
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