Adolf von Becker
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Adolf von Becker (1831, Helsinki – 1909, Vevey, Switzerland) was a Finnish painter.
Adolf von Becker was a realist painter and one of the first Finnish artists to receive training in France. In Paris he was a pupil of the realist innovator Gustave Courbet. Becker opened his own school in Finland where he taught painters such as Helene Schjerfbeck, Albert Edelfelt and Akseli Gallen-Kallela.[1]
[edit] External links
- Adolf von Becker's Maternal Joy Analysis
- Adolf von Becker at the Turku Art Museum
- Adolf von Becker at Art Renewal Center
[edit] References
- ^ [1] Adolf von Becker at the Turku Art Museum. Retrieved Jan. 29, 2008.
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