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Albert Kretschmer
Born(1825-02-27)27 February 1825
Died11 July 1891(1891-07-11) (aged 66)
NationalityGerman
EducationCarl Joseph Begas, Akademie der Künste
Known forPainting, costume design

Albert Kretschmer (27 February 1825 – 11 July 1891) was a German professor, painter, costumes researcher and chairman of Schauspielhaus Berlin.

Life and work

Kretschmer moved to Berlin in 1842 and studied under Professor Carl Joseph Begas at the Prussian Academy of Arts. He lived in Friedrichstadt, Behrenstraße 8[1] and was father of historic geographer Konrad Kretschmer and Indo-European linguist Paul Kretschmer.

Kretschmer was renowned for his detailed drawings, watercolor paintings and lithographs and their appearance in publications on German and international Tracht as well as historic fashion.

Furthermore, Kretschmer worked as a costume designer at Schauspielhaus Berlin until 1889.

Selected works

Illustrationen

Gallery

References

Further reading