Updated November 2026 · ranked by our popularity score (searches, visits and orders for each work) · 5 works by Carl Ebert in our catalogue
In short
If you know one Carl Ebert painting, it's probably Forest Landscape with Bathing Children (1867), which hangs in the Bavarian State Painting Collections, Munich. Evening Landscape (1875) and Landscape society in a park round out the three pieces people recognise right away. Our catalogue has 5 works by Carl Ebert. Below are the 5 people know best, each with its year, where to find it and what makes it special.
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 |
9 years, 1867 to 1875: that's the whole span of Carl Ebert's dated pieces here. Walk through it year by year.
Pick a year to see its pieces.
Top of the list is Forest Landscape with Bathing Children (1867), Bavarian State Painting Collections, Munich. Right behind it: Evening Landscape (1875) and Landscape society in a park.
46 years old. Carl Ebert was born in 1821, and Forest Landscape with Bathing Children dates from 1867.
We have 5 works by Carl Ebert in our catalogue, dated 1867 to 1875.
You'll find most of them in Bavarian State Painting Collections (Munich) and Lenbachhaus (Munich). The museum list above has the full breakdown.
The earliest piece here is Forest Landscape with Bathing Children (1867); the most recent is Evening Landscape (1875).
You can see 2 of the pieces on this page at the Bavarian State Painting Collections, Munich, including Forest Landscape with Bathing Children and Evening Landscape.
Yes. Every painting on this page is available as a hand-painted oil reproduction or a print, in the size that suits you. Just open the painting's page to order.
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.
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.
