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Birth
1864 (Bergneustadt, Germany)
Death
1932 (Munich, Germany)
Lived/Active
New York / Germany
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portrait, genre, duck and still life painting
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Koester along with Heinrich von Zügel was one of the most important Impressionist animal painters from the Munich School. Originally pressured by his family to become a pharmacist, Koester abandoned his studies and entered the Staaliche Kunsthalle in Karlsruhe. There he trained under some of the more established painters in Germany such as Carl Hoff, Claus Meyer, Heinrich Von Zügel, and Leopold von Kalckreuth.
Koester's main residence was in Munich, but he spent most of his t (showing 500 of 2937 characters). |
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