Hermann Herzog

Hermann Herzog (1832 - 1932)

Hermann Herzog was born in Bremen, Germany on Nov. 16, 1832. He studied at the D?ldorf Academy in 1849 and established a reputation in Europe with sales to nobility such as Emperor Alexander of Russia and Queen Victoria. Leaving Bremen, he immigrated to Philadelphia in 1869. He began traveling the U.S. extensively and made his first trip to the West in 1873. On this trip he sketched in Yosemite. During the ensuing 32 years, several trips were made to the West including sketching expeditions to Los Angeles and the Coronado Islands. When Herzog died in Philadelphia on Feb. 6, 1932, he had cataloged 1,000 paintings done during his lifetime.