Early Life and Training Born: October 25, 1865, in Bromberg (now Bydgoszcz), Germany Died: July 24, 1908, in Berlin, Germany Early life details are somewhat scarce. His father was a pharmacist and owner of a Kräuterlikör manufacturing plant. Studied briefly at the Prussian Academy of Art in Berlin (1883) but was dismissed for lack of talent. Subsequently took private lessons from Hermann Eschke and Hans Gude (1885-1887), which significantly shaped his artistic foundation. Artistic Style and Development Initially influenced by Impressionism, particularly French Impr…