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Carl Henry Ahrens

Carl Henry Ahrens (1862 - 1936) was active/lived in California, New York, Ontario / Canada.  Carl Ahrens is known for Landscape, genre, missions, printmaker, illustrator.

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Carl Henry von Ahrens (Canadian, 1862-1936) was an artist, printmaker, illustrator, ceramicist, writer, poet and teacher, known for his landscape and portrait paintings and his ties with the Roycroft,  Elbert Hubbard's Arts & Crafts community in East Aurora, New York.

1862- Born to Herman and Isabella Ahrens, February 15th, Winfield, Ontario, Canada.

Circa early 1880's- Studied dentistry under his uncle Alfred Ahrens.  Moved to Nebraska City, Nebraska to open his own practice, which was a success.

Circa mid 1880's- Married Emily Marion Carroll and their first son was born, Carl Herman, Nebraska City, Nebraska.

1886- With little formal training, he took up painting and found his calling.  He observed the methods of other painters.  Within a year he gave up dentistry and the family moved back to Toronto, and he opened a studio there on Adelaide Street.

1889- First exhibition at the Ontario Society of Artists, Toronto, Ontario   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 7112 characters.]  Artist bio

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