Otto Seitz

Otto Seitz, was a 19th-century German painter.

Otto Seitz was born 3 September 1846 in Munich,^[1] As a professor with the Munich Art Academy, he shaped by his teaching by many major artists.

Many of his paintings depict people,^[2] floral still life and landscapes. in works with titles such as

• "drinkers and brawlers in a farmer's tavern,"
• "Old farmer at the table with a beer bottle"
• "street musicians in the backyard,"
• Junge Serviererin
• Woodland and Rocks^[3]
• Hochzeitszug des Neptun und der Amphitrite
• The love letter
• Portrait of a young Italian woman^[4]

Some of his most famous works are small, sometimes even in miniature, for example, has "Faun and Nymph" (oil on wood) the dimensions 9 cm x 8 cm and "Landscapes" (watercolor / pencil on wood) had only lateral dimensions of approximately 2 cm. and Pendant with St. George and the Dragon,

He died March 13, 1912.^[5] Professor Otto Seitz was buried in the Old South Cemetery in Munich.

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