Gregor Bochmann

Background

His father was a forest warden for the Governorate of Estonia.

Education

From 1862 to 1868, he studied at the Gustav Adolf Grammar School in Tallinn, where his art teacher, Theodor Albert Sprengel (1832-1900), recognized his talent and obtained a scholarship for him to study at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf.

Career

Bochmann frequently travelled around the country with him, developing his ability to observe nature. He attended the landscape class of Oswald Achenbach and, after graduation in 1871, established his own studios nearby. Further study trips were made to Holland, Belgium and his native Estonia and the sketches he made there served as the basis for much of his later work.

In 1899, he was granted a title of nobility by Kaiser Wilhelm World War II

Achievements

• He exhibited widely, notably at the Exposition Universelle (1878), and received numerous awards.

Membership

In 1893, he became a member of the Academy of Arts, Berlin and, two years later, was awarded the title of "Royal Prussian Professor".