Patrick von Kalckreuth, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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German painter
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Place of Birth: Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
About Patrick von Kalckreuth
- Patrick von Kalckreuth (1892–1970) was a leading German maritime painter.
- He was born Patrick Dunbar and was the son of a German naval officer.
- After his father’s death, his mother remarried to Richard von Kalckreuth in 1931.
- Richard von Kalckreuth adopted Patrick and despite being in his 30s, he changed his last name.
- Thus, early works of von Kalckreuth are signed under the name Patrick Dunbar whereas his paintings after 1931, are signed under the name Kalckreuth.
- After a brief career as a seaman, von Kalckreuth (at that time Dunbar) enrolled at the Academy of Fine Arts in Berlin and studied with the German painter Hugo Schnars-Alguist.
- Von Kalckreuth lived in both Düsseldorf and Berlin, but frequently spent summers along the North Sea in Cuxhaven.
- His works generally feature scenes from the North Sea, both scenes of waves crashing along beaches and ships at sea.
- Von Kalckreuth’s early works primarily of ships at sea are heavily influenced by Schnars-Alguist.
- Later in his career, he focused more on the sea itself, frequently painting beautiful seascapes highlighted by crashing waves and sunsets.
- Considered a master maritime painter, his paintings are displayed in several museums and galleries in Hamburg and in the North of Germany including the Historiches Museum located in Bremerhaven, Germany.
- Von Kalckreuth died in 1970.
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