Alfred Eberling
Russian artist (1872-1951)
Wilhelm Alfred Eberling, also known as Alfred Rudolfovich Eberling (Russian: Альфред Рудольфович Эберлинг; 3 January 1872 – 17 January 1951), was a Russian painter of German descent, active in Saint Petersburg (later Leningrad) from the reign of Emperor Alexander III through the rule of Joseph Stalin. He is particularly known for his portraits.
Biography
Eberling studied at the Imperial Academy of Arts from 1889 to 1897. From 1896 to 1897 he was a student of Ilya Repin. In 1891, he was awarded a small silver medal for a sketch from life. In 1898 he traveled to Constantinople to work on church paintings. In 1899 he received the title of artist for his paintings "Turkish Cemetery" and "Prima Vera". He then became a student of Franz von Lenbach in Munich.
In 1904, Eberling began a teaching career that would last for several years. From 1904 to 1917, he taught at the drawing school of the Imperial Society for the Encouragement of Fine Arts.
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