ALFRED SCHWARZSCHILD 1874 -1948 Frankfurt, Germany

Alfred Schwarzschild (Artist) Born Frankfurt 1874. Died London 1948. Alfred was the second child born into a wealthy Jewish family in Frankfurt. His parents Moses & Henriette had six boys, the eldest of which Karl was to become a world renowned astronomer. Alfred came next, then a third boy who sadly died in infancy followed by Otto, Hermann, Robert and Clara their only daughter. They were a happy family & Moses & Henriette brought their children up to be liberal minded & free thinkers. From an early age Alfred showed great potential and the desire to become an artist. Amongst other things, for many years he studied anatomy in great detail as can be seen by his wonderful and skilled portrayal of the human body. From1890 - 1892 he studied under Anton Burger in Kronberg and then at the Academy of Karlsruhe & finally with Wilhelm von Diez in Munich. Here he received early acknowledgements among which was an ‘ Honourable Mention’ in a 1903 Paris exhibition. He was renowned for his po