Otto von Kameke
German painter (1826-1899)
Otto Werner Henning von Kameke (2 February 1826 – 8 June 1899) was a German painter, a Hauptmann in the Prussian Army and a Knight in the Order of Saint John. He specialized in mountain landscapes.
Biography
He was born in Stolp into an old Pomeranian family. He was the son of Rittmeister Albert von Kameke (1795–1860), who was also a Squire of Egsow and Kummerzin. Initially, he followed his father into a military career.
In 1859, he married Valeska (Wally) von Ferentheil und Gruppenberg (1836–1914), daughter of Oberst Richard von Ferentheil und Gruppenberg, who was also a Squire in Leonhardwitz and Kammelwitz.
He was already a Hauptmann when, in 1860, he decided to change careers and become an artist. After resigning his commission, he went to Italy, in the vicinity of Rome, where he spent two years studying nature. He then enrolled at the Grand-Ducal Saxon Art School, Weimar. His teachers there included Arnold Böcklin, Alexander Michelis and, later, Stanislaus von Kalckreuth, whose landscape paintings were the most influential in determining his style.
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