Georg Burmester

Georg Burmester (4 December 1864, Barmen - 30 June 1936, Heikendorf) was a German Impressionist painter.

He was born to Adolf Burmester, Director of the local Realschule, and Charlotte Henriette Marie née Ritter.

He then transferred to the Academy of Fine Arts, Karlsruhe, where his primary instructor was Gustav Schönleber.

After completing his studies, in 1889, he moved to Kiel and befriended his fellow artist, Ernst Eitner [de].

The following year, he married Anne Nitzsch, the daughter of a Senator from Berlin, and settled in Möltenort, near Heikendorf.