Otto Quante

Otto Quante: Otto Quante (2 April 1875 in Minden/Westphalen – 20 February 1947 in Naumburg/Saale) was a German painter.^[1]

Quante initially studied ophthalmology. However, he gave up his practice in 1907 and dedicated himself to painting, where he became especially famous for his portrayals of the day-to-day lives of vagabonds.

He studied art at the Malschule in Worpswede, the Badischen Landeskunstschule in Karlsruhe, and the Munich Art Academy.

Famous Works

Frühlingstanz,^[2] (Springtime Dance)

Fern vom Alltag, (Far from Everyday Life)

Die Sorglosen, (The Carefree Ones)

Im Frühling, (In the Spring)

Die Lerche, (The Lark) L'Alouette

References

^ Speitel, Georg (1975). Otto Quante: Maler und Radierer; sein Leben und Werk. Kunstverein.

^ Busemann, Adolf (1948). Stil und Charakter: Untersuchungen zur Psychologie der individuellen Redeform. A. Hain. p. 82.

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