Friedrich Kallmorgen (1856-1924) was a German painter known for his beautiful landscapes and city scenes, painted in an Impressionist style. His father was an architect, and from 1862 to 1863, he had his first art lessons from his uncle, Theodor Kuchel, who was a portrait and landscape painter.
In 1875, Kallmorgen started studying at the Kunstakademie in Düsseldorf, learning under well-known artists like Andreas Müller, Ernst Deger, and Eugen Dücker. He later went on a study trip to Franconian Switzerland with the artist Carl Friedrich Lessing, which inspired him. After that, he attended the Academy of Fine Arts in Karlsruhe, where he trained under Ernst Hildebrand and Hans Fredrik Gude.
During the summer of 1878, he went on painting trips to Lüneburg Heath and the Harz Mountains. In the year 1881 when he has a short stay in Berlin, he returned to Karlsruhe and there he completed his studies with Gustav Schönleber. Together with Schönleber and Hermann Baisch, he traveled to France, Belgium, and Holland. After returning, he married Margarethe Hormuth, who was a talented flower painter.
In the year 1889, Kallmorgen was a prominent figures who helped in establishing the Grötzingen artists’ colony. Two years later, he was honored as a professor by Frederick I, Grand Duke of Baden. In the 1890s, he designed collectible cards for the Stollwerck chocolate company, with a series on Italian folk songs in 1899 becoming very popular.
In 1901, Kallmorgen became a landscape painting teacher at the Berlin University of the Arts, taking over from Eugen Bracht. He received a gold medal at the Große Berliner Kunstausstellung in 1908. Over the years, he continued to travel to places like Norway and Russia. After a short time living in Heidelberg, he returned to the artists’ colony near Karlsruhe, where he passed away.
