Eduard Kaempffer

Then, from 1880 to 1881, he was enrolled at the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich, where he studied advanced techniques with Ludwig von Löfftz and Anton Seitz [de].

In 1885, he returned to Düsseldorf and lived in one of the homes owned by the widow of Eduard Schoenfeld [de], a noted landscape painter who had recently died.

Following his award in 1895, he was appointed to the Staatliche Akademie für Kunst und Kunstgewerbe Breslau [de], where he taught "drawing from nature" and figure painting, until 1924.

They depict scenes from the Tannhäuser legend, the saga of Faust, and the life of Martin Luther; among other subjects.

In addition to small bronzes, his sculptures include figures of Salome and Pegasus, as well as a "Lamentation of Christ".

Self-portrait (date unknown)