Adolf von Becker
(1831–1909) finländsk konstnär
Adolf von Becker (1831–1909) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Adolf von Becker belongs to the chapter ‘Realism’ in this site’s history of art.
Adolf von Becker was born in Helsinki and died in Vevey. Adolf von Becker trained at Kunstakademie Düsseldorf. The teachers included Thomas Couture and Léon Bonnat. Adolf von Becker worked in Helsinki. Wikidata associates Adolf von Becker with realism. The students included Akseli Gallen-Kallela, Helene Schjerfbeck, Elin Danielson-Gambogi, and Helena Westermarck.
The works belong mainly to the genres portrait, genre painting, and realism. The catalogue has 37 works by Adolf von Becker with free images. The dated works span the years 1860–1900. Works by Adolf von Becker are held by several collections, among them Finlands Nationalgalleri, Österbottens museum, Saastamoinen stiftelsen, and EMMA – Espoo Museum of Modern Art.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Karl Theodor Fedorovich Huhn, José María Casado del Alisal, Édouard Brandon, Euphrosine Beernaert, and John Brett.