Resting place Windhoek Cemetery Known for Painting Role Artist | Name Adolph Jentsch Nationality German | |
Full Name Adolph Stephan Friedrich Jentsch Born 29 December 1888 ( 1888-12-29 ) Deubell, Dresden Awards 1913 Koniglich~Sachsische Staatsmedaille fur Kunst und Wissenschaft
1958 Order of Merit, First Class, Federal Republic of Germany
1962 Medal of Honour for Painting, S.A. Akademie vir Kuns en Wetenskap Died April 18, 1977, Windhoek, Namibia Education Academy of Fine Arts Dresden |
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Adolph Stephan Friedrich Jentsch was a German-born Namibian artist, born in Dresden in 1888, and died in Windhoek, Namibia (formerly South West Africa) in 1977. He studied at the Dresden Staatsakademie für Bildende Kunste (Dresden Art Academy, today's College of Fine Arts) for six years, and used a travel grant award to visit France, Italy, UK and the Netherlands. Jentsch moved to Namibia in 1938 to escape the approaching war and lived there until his death. He travelled extensively in Namibia and eventually settled down near Dordabis, about 60 km from the capital Windhoek.
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Jentsch painted landscapes and worked in watercolour and oil. He was interested in Oriental philosophy and was influenced by Chinese Art.
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