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Artist
Patrick von Kalckreuth

Patrick von Kalckreuth (1892–1970)
was a leading German maritime painter.
He was born Patrick Dunbar and was
the son of a German naval officer. After
his father’s death, his mother remarried
to Richard von Kalckreuth in 1931.
Richard von Kalckreuth adopted Patrick
and despite being in his 30s, he
changed his last name. Thus, early
works of von Kalckreuth are signed
under the name Patrick Dunbar whereas
his paintings after 1931, are signed
under the name Kalckreuth. After a brief
career as a seaman, von Kalckreuth (at
that time Dunbar) enrolled at the
Academy of Fine Arts in Berlin and
studied with the German painter Hugo
Schnars-Alguist. Von Kalckreuth lived
in both Düsseldorf and Berlin, but
frequently spent summers along the
North Sea in Cuxhaven. His works
generally feature scenes from the North
Sea, both scenes of waves crashing
along beaches and ships at sea. Von
Kalckreuth’s early works primarily of
ships at sea are heavily influenced by
Schnars-Alguist. Later in his career, he
focused more on the sea itself,
frequently painting beautiful seascapes
highlighted by crashing waves and
sunsets. Considered a master maritime
painter, his paintings are displayed in
several museums and galleries in
Hamburg and in the North of Germany
including the Historiches Museum
located in Bremerhaven, Germany. Von
Kalckreuth died 1970