artist, b. Milwaukee. He studied art in his youth under Heinrich Vianden. In 1876 he left Milwaukee to study in Berlin and Munich, and thereafter made his residence in Germany, although he made frequent visits to Milwaukee. He was appointed professor at the Royal Academy of Art in Munich (1903), and was director of the academy from 1919 to 1935. In 1909 he was knighted by the royal government of Bavaria, and at that time added "von" to his name. In art, von Marr was known as a leading exponent of realism. His most famous painting, "The Flagellants," won a gold medal from the Royal Academy of Berlin (1889), was later exhibited in the U.S., and eventually donated to the city of Milwaukee. Many of von Mart's later paintings were exhibited in leading museums and galleries in both the U.S. and Europe. He died in Munich. Who Was Who in Amer. Art, 2 (1937); P. Butts, Art in Wis. (Madison, 1936); Milwaukee Journal, July 10, 1936.

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