Conrad Kiesel (German architect, painter, sculptor) 1846 - 1921
Born in Düsseldorf, Conrad Kiesel recieved his intial tutoring from the famed sculptor Fritz Schaper at his Berlin atelier. Kiesel's subsequent career was split between Munich and Berlin where he established a remarkable reputation for himself both as a sculptor and a painter. As a member of the Berlin Academy from 1892, he was celebrated for his portraits and genre paintings, the latter of which often illustrated contemporary exotic notions of the Orient and its peoples.
