Frederik Theodor Kloss
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Frederik Theodor Kloss (19 September 1802 in Braunschweig
- 9 June 1876 in Copenhagen
) was a German-Danish painter who specialized in marine painting.
where he studied under Carl Schumann. He travelled to Prague, Breslau and Dresden (1825–27), North Sea (1832), Iceland (1834), the Mediterranean (1843) and the Faroe Islands (1844). On seeing one of Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg
's marine paintings in Dresden, Kloss decided to go to Copenhagen and become one of his students at the Danish Academy. Over the years, the two became great friends not only in art but also as members of the Free Masons
. Kloss became fully integrated into Danish cultural life. After becoming a member of the Academy in 1840, he received a professorship in 1853 and was treasurer from 1867.
Braunschweig
Braunschweig , is a city of 247,400 people, located in the federal-state of Lower Saxony, Germany. It is located north of the Harz mountains at the farthest navigable point of the Oker river, which connects to the North Sea via the rivers Aller and Weser....
- 9 June 1876 in Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
) was a German-Danish painter who specialized in marine painting.
Biography
Kloss attended the Berlin AcademyPrussian Academy of Arts
The Prussian Academy of Arts was an art school set up in Berlin, Brandenburg, in 1694/1696 by prince-elector Frederick III, in personal union Duke Frederick I of Prussia, and later king in Prussia. It had a decisive influence on art and its development in the German-speaking world throughout its...
where he studied under Carl Schumann. He travelled to Prague, Breslau and Dresden (1825–27), North Sea (1832), Iceland (1834), the Mediterranean (1843) and the Faroe Islands (1844). On seeing one of Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg
Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg
Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg was a Danish painter. He was born in Blåkrog in the Duchy of Schleswig , to Henrik Vilhelm Eckersberg, painter and carpenter, and Ingeborg Nielsdatter...
's marine paintings in Dresden, Kloss decided to go to Copenhagen and become one of his students at the Danish Academy. Over the years, the two became great friends not only in art but also as members of the Free Masons
Freemasonry
Freemasonry is a fraternal organisation that arose from obscure origins in the late 16th to early 17th century. Freemasonry now exists in various forms all over the world, with a membership estimated at around six million, including approximately 150,000 under the jurisdictions of the Grand Lodge...
. Kloss became fully integrated into Danish cultural life. After becoming a member of the Academy in 1840, he received a professorship in 1853 and was treasurer from 1867.
Selected works
- Store Geysir på Island under eruptionen in året 1834 (The Great Geyser in Iceland during Eruption) (1835)
- Den danske eskadre under sejl på Københavns rhed (Danish Men-of-War in the Roads of Copenhagen) (1837)
- Et orlogsskib efter fransk konstuktion i færd med at kappe de master, der er gået over bord i en storm (A French-built Man-of-War Cutting away her Masts Swept Overboard in a Storm (1839)
- Havnen ved Nyborg. I forgrunded kutteren "Neptun" (The Harbour of Nyborg. In the Foreground the Cutter "Neptun") (1840)