Albert von Keller, the Painter of Belle Époque Society

Portrait of Gisela von Wehner, 1908

Portrait of Soprano Hermine Bosetti, 1913

A very prolific German artist, born in Switzerland, Albert von Keller (1844-1920) was a typical painter of Jugendstil era. He painted mainly portraits of women - actresses and dancers, the scenes of society life and interiors; his nude female painting was a great success. He lived in a luxury appartment in Maximilianstrasse in Munich and married a beautiful woman, the daughter of the wealthy founder of the Bavarian Mortgage and Exchange Bank. He was awarded his nobility title by the Prince Regent Leopold in 1897.

Portrait of the Munich Court Actress Mimi Cramer, 1875

Portrait of Zarin-Alexandra-Feodorowna, 1896

On the Beach

Camilla Eibenschütz as Myrrhine in Lysistrata, 1909

The Source

End of the Evening

Gisela von Wehner, 1906