Hermann Ottomar Herzog

Schirmer and Rudolph Wiegmann, and taking private lessons with Andreas Achenbach, C. F. Lessing, and the Norwegian artist, Hans Gude.

[2] In 1871 Herzog immigrated to the U.S., declaring his intent for naturalization at the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas on August 14 of that year.

A number of prominent American and European museums now include Herzog's work as part of their collections.

In July 2023, a limited edition biography of Hermann Herzog, Hermann Herzog: His Remarkable Life, Unrivaled Florida Work, and Rightful Place in American Art History by Edward Pollack and Deborah C. Pollack, was published.

In his long life, Herzog created many more than 1,000 paintings, including "Women in a Tropical Setting" and "Landscape with a Bear and her Cub".