BARTELS, HANS VON (1856-1913), German painter, was born in Hamburg, the son of Dr. N. F. F. von Bartels, a Russian government official. He studied under the marine painter R. Hardorff in Hamburg, under C. Schweitzer in Dusseldorf and C. Oesterley in Hamburg, and at the Berlin School of Art. After some time spent in travel he settled in Munich in 1 885 and was appointed professor of painting in 1891. An oil painter of great power, Bartels was one of the leading German water-colour painters, his work consisting mainly of seascapes and scenes of fishing life. He excels in storm scenes and in depicting the strong, healthy fishing-folk of the northern coasts. Among his principal works are : "Sturmflut" (Berlin Gallery) ; "Lonely Beach" (Hun garian National Gallery) ; "Potato Harvest-Riigen" (Prague) ; "Storm—Bornholm" (German emperor's collection) ; and "Moon light on the Zuyder Zee" (New Pinakothek, Munich). He died at Munich on Oct. 5, 1913.