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Hermann Ottomar Herzog (
November 15,
1831 –
February 6,
1932) was a prominent nineteenth- and early twentieth-century
European and
American artist, primarily known for his
landscapes. He was born in
Bremen,
Germany and entered the
Dusseldorf Academy at age seventeen. Herzog achieved early commercial success, allowing him to travel widely and continue his training. His patrons included royalty and nobility throughout Europe.
In the late 1860s, after an extensive trip to
Norway, Herzog settled permanently near
Philadelphia in the
United States. Thereafter, he traveled throughout the U.S. and Mexico. He painted his way across the western states, arriving in California in 1873. His works from this trip included a series of
Yosemite Valley paintings. In 1876, he received an award at the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition for his painting of
Sentinel Rock in
Yosemite. Herzog also made extensive trips to
Maine and
Florida to paint.
Because he was a prudent investor, Herzog didn't have to depend on the sale of his artwork to maintain a comfortable lifestyle. Following his death, his family retained a large group of his paintings, most of which were released to the art market in the 1970s. A number of prominent American and European museums now include Herzog's work as part of their collections.
Herzog's work is sometimes considered to be part of the
Hudson River School, although it's more realistic and less dramatic than works by peers
Frederick Edwin Church or
Albert Bierstadt.
He almost always signed his work "H. Herzog"; as a result, his first name is spelled both "Herman" and "Hermann" in various sources. His birth year is often incorrectly reported as 1832.
The
Brandywine River Museum in
Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania held a major exhibition of Herzog's work in 1992 and published a catalog of his work, with an essay by art historian
Donald S. Lewis, Jr.
In his long life, Herzog created more than 1,000 paintings, including "Women in a Tropical Setting" and "Landscape with a Bear and her Cub".
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