Gerhard Ernest Untermann California, Illinois / Germany (1864 - 1956) desert landscape, 1930 oil on canvas Signed and dated lower right. Biography from the Archives of askART These Notes represent the beginning of a possible future biography for this artist. Please click here if you wish to help in its development. Gerhard Ernest Untermann was born in Germany on Nov. 6, 1864. Untermann went to sea as a boy and sailed in clipper ships. While at sea he began painting. In 1893 he became a U.S. citizen. He later studied at the Art Institute of Chicago, Layton Art School in Milwaukee and with William Heine. While in southern California in 1933, he painted landscapes with poppies and lupines. he died in Vernal, UT on Jan. 5, 1956. Works held in public places: Utah Field House of Natural History (Vernal). Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940" 23 1/2"H x 35 1/2"W, 25"H x 37"W (frame)