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Forest Landscape with Bathing Children
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Carl Ebert, 1821 – 1885
Carl Ebert's 5 Most Famous Paintings
Forest Landscape with Bathing Children (1867) is the painting Carl Ebert is best remembered for; it belongs to the Bavarian State Painting Collections, Munich. Evening Landscape (1875) and Landscape society in a park complete the trio of best-loved canvases. Our catalogue counts 5 works by Carl Ebert. Here are the 5 most famous, with the year, the museum and the story of each canvas.
Ranked by our popularity score, which combines the searches, visits and orders for each work. Updated November 2026. Each painting on this page can be ordered as an oil reproduction painted by hand on linen canvas, or as a fine art print, made to the size you choose.
- Born · died
- 1821 – 1885, Stuttgart
- Works in our catalogue
- 5
- Most famous
- Forest Landscape with Bathing Children (1867)
- Most works at
- Bavarian State Painting Collections
The ten best-loved paintings by Carl Ebert
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Evening Landscape
Hand-painted oil reproduction from $178 42 × 24 cm
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Isar Landscape
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Where Carl Ebert's canvases hang
The 2 museums that hold the most of the paintings on this page.
| Museum | City | Works by Carl Ebert | Paintings from this list |
|---|---|---|---|
 Bavarian State Painting Collections |
Munich | 2 | Forest Landscape with Bathing Children, Evening Landscape |
 Lenbachhaus |
Munich | 1 | Isar Landscape |
Carl Ebert's most famous canvases, one year after another
Roughly a decade at the easel, 1867 to 1875: Carl Ebert's dated canvases, one year after another.
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1867
Ranked 1 of 5
Forest Landscape with Bathing Children
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1875
Ranked 2 of 5Evening Landscape
Carl Ebert's canvases, question by question
Which canvas is Carl Ebert most remembered for?Read the answer
Forest Landscape with Bathing Children (1867), Bavarian State Painting Collections, Munich. Evening Landscape (1875) and Landscape society in a park follow.
Forest Landscape with Bathing Children: how old was Carl Ebert when it was painted?Read the answer
Carl Ebert, born in 1821, was 46 years old: Forest Landscape with Bathing Children dates from 1867.
How many paintings did Carl Ebert create?Read the answer
5 works by Carl Ebert are in our catalogue, dated 1867 to 1875.
Where do Carl Ebert's most famous canvases hang today?Read the answer
Mostly in Bavarian State Painting Collections (Munich) and Lenbachhaus (Munich); the list above names each museum and its canvases.
Which famous Carl Ebert canvas came first, and which came last?Read the answer
The earliest canvas here is Forest Landscape with Bathing Children (1867); the latest is Evening Landscape (1875).
Which paintings by Carl Ebert are held by the Bavarian State Painting Collections?Read the answer
The Bavarian State Painting Collections, Munich holds 2 of the works on this page, among them Forest Landscape with Bathing Children and Evening Landscape.
Where can I buy a reproduction of a Carl Ebert painting?Read the answer
Yes. Every painting on this page can be ordered from its own page as an oil reproduction painted by hand, or as a fine art print, in the size you choose.
Meet the painter: Carl Ebert
Early Life and Artistic Training
Carl Ebert was born in Stuttgart on 13 March 1821. The early death of his parents shifted his trajectory, but the support of his relatives ensured his path remained within the arts. He secured a place at the State Academy of Fine Arts in Stuttgart, where his technical foundation was built under the instruction of Gottlob Friedrich Steinkopf and Johann Friedrich Dieterich. This formal training provided the necessary discipline for a career defined by the landscape genre.
In 1846, Ebert moved to Munich, a transition that signaled a shift toward more specialized study. He became a private student of Eduard Schleich, focusing his attention on the nuances of the natural world. His development was not confined to the studio; he frequently visited the Alte Pinakothek to study the works of the Old Masters. This direct engagement with established techniques informed his approach to composition and light. His training was a deliberate combination of academic rigor and the observation of historical precedents.
Travels and Artistic Influences
Ebert’s development was shaped by direct engagement with the landscape and the shifting currents of European painting. His time spent at the artists' colonies in Polling and Eberfing alongside Friedrich Salzer and Richard Zimmermann provided a foundation in communal study. This period of observation was interrupted and expanded by his attendance at the Exposition Universelle in 1855. It was during this exhibition that the Barbizon school exerted a clear influence on his approach to the natural world.
His movement through Europe was extensive and purposeful. He accompanied Schleich and Carl Morgenstern on study trips through France, Belgium, and the Netherlands, absorbing the light and terrain of these regions. His interest in the Mediterranean led him to Italy in 1857 and again in 1872. Later in his career, in 1881, he spent several months in Bosnia. These excursions provided the specific topographical data that defined his later output.