Background
He was born into a family of artists, his academic training he received in 1892 in Karlsruhe with Robert Poetzelberger, Gustav Schönleber, and Carlos Grethe.
He was born into a family of artists, his academic training he received in 1892 in Karlsruhe with Robert Poetzelberger, Gustav Schönleber, and Carlos Grethe.
He then studied at the private art school in Munich Friedrich Fehr.
He painted in Berlin, Havel, and in the summers in Hamburg, Lübeck, Rostock and Travemünde (where he had his principal residence from 1909 to 1912), and in particular, many harbor scenes. He showed at Kunstverein in Hamburg in 1910. Some of his works are in the Behnhaus Museum, in Lübeck, and Los Angeles County Museum of Artist
In 1899, he was a member of the Berlin Secession, and in 1906 and 1907 was on the board.
