Background
He was born in Frankfurt am Main.
He was born in Frankfurt am Main.
On completing his schooling, Scholderer went to the Städel academy of arts in 1849, where he remained until 1851. Subsequently, Scholderer established himself in Städel as a freelance painter. Through Müller, Scholderer became acquainted with the works of Gustave Courbet.
Fantin-Latour depicted Scholderer in his picture Studio aux Batignolles.
With Thoma, Scholderer went in 1868 to Paris and returned to Germany only shortly before the outbreak of the French-German War. At the beginning of 1871 he went to London and worked there till the autumn of 1899.
After 1899, Scholderer returned to his hometown of Frankfurt, where he died at the age of almost 68 years on 22 January 1902. Otto Scholderer"s art, initially dominated by landscapes, later consisted primarily of portraits and still lifes.
The important connection between the romantic period and the Impressionists is evident in his work.