As a master of Dresden Impressionist landscape painting, Otto Altenkirch (1875-1945) is overshadowed by Gotthardt Kuehl and Robert Sterl - unjustly!
Altenkirch had come to Dresden from Berlin with his teacher Eugen Bracht and, after studying at the Academy of Fine Arts, had laid the material foundation for his freelance work from 1910 with his position as senior court theatre painter.
In more than four decades, he created over 2,300 landscape paintings, of which around 500 can still be located today. Most of the paintings were created alla prima in and around his birthplace of Ziesar, on the Dresdner Heller and around his residence in Siebenlehn.
Altenkirch perfected the application of colour with a palette knife and was sometimes more innovative than his better-known colleagues with regard to the impressionistic resolution of forms and the reproduction of weather and light moods. Among his contemporaries, he was regarded as "the Saxon Liebermann".
The exhibition aims to provide an overview of Altenkirch's work development and his painting locations.
Exhibition dates
Training in the special exhibition
"Otto Altenkirch. Landscape - Alla Prima"
We would like to give you an exclusive tour of the exhibition and then present our educational programme, which offers pupils an approach to the works and the opportunity to create their own artwork.
The educational programme is aimed at pupils from Year 1 upwards. You will also receive accompanying material for the exhibition free of charge to help you prepare for and follow up your visit to the museum.
The training course is published under the event number EXT06074 in the online training catalogue of the school portal
- With Dr Johannes Schmidt, Curator for Painting & New Media, as well as Claudia Meusel and Franziska Schmidt, art educators at the Städtische Galerie Dresden.
- Registration online or at the Visitor Service of the Museums of the City of Dresden on +49 351 488 7272 (Mon - Fri)
Otto Altenkirch. Landscape – Alla Prima
Guided tour of the special exhibition
In this dialogue-based tour, we would like to talk to you about the art of Otto Altenkirch.
- With Gudrun Brückel (artist and art and culture mediator)
- Meeting point at the ticket office
Otto Altenkirch. Landscape – Alla Prima
Guided tour of the special exhibition
In this dialogue-based tour, we would like to talk to you about the art of Otto Altenkirch.
- With Gudrun Brückel (artist and art and culture mediator)
- Meeting point at the ticket office
Otto Altenkirch. Landscape – Alla Prima
Guided tour of the special exhibition
In this dialogue-based tour, we would like to talk to you about the art of Otto Altenkirch.
- With Gudrun Brückel (artist and art and culture mediator)
- Meeting point at the ticket office
Otto Altenkirch. Landscape – Alla Prima
Guided tour of the special exhibition
In this dialogue-based tour, we would like to talk to you about the art of Otto Altenkirch.
- With Gudrun Brückel (artist and art and culture mediator)
- Meeting point at the ticket office
Otto Altenkirch. Landscape – Alla Prima
Guided tour of the special exhibition
In this dialogue-based tour, we would like to talk to you about the art of Otto Altenkirch.
- With Gudrun Brückel (artist and art and culture mediator)
- Meeting point at the ticket office
Otto Altenkirch. Landscape – Alla Prima
Guided tour of the special exhibition
In this dialogue-based tour, we would like to talk to you about the art of Otto Altenkirch.
- With Gudrun Brückel (artist and art and culture mediator)
- Meeting point at the ticket office