Kaspar Kögler
German painter (1838-1923)
Kaspar Kögler (12 February 1838 – 1 April 1923) was a German painter, illustrator and writer.
Life and work
He was the fourth of eight children born to a farming family. Originally, their name was spelled Kegeler or Kegler. As the eldest son, he was expected to succeed his father, but he displayed a degree of artistic talent that led him on a different career path.
His training, which was supported by the Walderdorff family, began with lessons from Leonhard Diefenbach, at the trade school in Hadamar. From 1856 to 1861, he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich, with Moritz von Schwind and Josef Bernhardt, among others. He left Munich before completing his studies, and worked as an itinerant church painter in the areas around Vorarlberg, Liechtenstein and Graubünden.
In 1867, when he arrived at the newly fashionable and growing spa town of Wiesbaden, he settled down to become a portrait painter. He also operated a small painting and drawing school. His most successful student there was Heinrich Schlitt.
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