Eduard von Grützner

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Eduard Theodor Ritter von Grützner (May 26, 1846 – April 2, 1925) was a German painter and professor of art especially noted for his genre paintings of monks.

Grützner was born in Groß-Karlowitz near Neisse, Upper Silesia and studied under Piloty. He made his career in Munich and was, along with Carl Spitzweg and Franz von Defregger, one of that city's leading genre painters in the second half of the 19th century.

The paintings Grützner is best known for combine detailed academic rendering with humorous and anecdotal subject matter, often depicting monks drinking.

He died in Munich in 1925.

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Regarding personal names: Ritter is a title, translated approximately as Knight, not a first or middle name. There is no equivalent female form.

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NAME	Grützner, Eduard Theodor Ritter von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	German painter and professor of art
DATE OF BIRTH	May 26, 1846
PLACE OF BIRTH	Groß-Karlowitz, Upper Silesia
DATE OF DEATH	April 2, 1925
PLACE OF DEATH	Oregon