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Friedrich Wilhelm Heine (the 25th of March 1845 - the 27th of August 1921) was a German-born painter known for genre works and paintings depicting Norse mythology. He was also a war artist who served with the Prussian Army in Austria and as a field artist in the Franco-Prussian War of 1871.
Heine was invited to Milwaukee in 1885 because of his reputation as a war artist in Germany. The American Panorama Company, located at 628 Wells Street, brought him over to supervise the compositions of its paintings.
Heine was among about twenty German artists commissioned to paint Storming of Missionary Ridge / Battle of Chattanooga and Battle of Atlanta. He also co-produced Jerusalem on the Day of the Crucifixion, Christ's Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem, and a panorama of the Battle of Manila Bay. At least eight panorama paintings were produced from the Wells Street studio.
Heine opened the Heine School of Art in 1888, a watercolor and etching studio located in Milwaukee's Iron Block Building. The school used costumed models for its students.
His early works showed a well-defined brush stroke and a meticulous concern for detail. His later works moved toward broader, less defined forms and took on tonalist qualities.
Heine was one of the founding members of the Society of Milwaukee Artists, which is now known as Wisconsin Painters and Sculptors.