fɹʌm wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɪks ˈɑːnwɚd hiː wʌz pɹəfˈɛsɚɹ æt ðɪ ɐkˈædəmi ʌv fˈaɪn ˈɑːɹts, mjˈuːnɪk, ænd ɡɹˈædʒuːəli tˈɜːnd fɹʌmðə diːtˈeɪld ɹiːəlˈɪstɪk dᵻpˈɪkʃənz təwˈɔːɹdz kˌɑːmpəzˈɪʃənz əvə sˈɪŋɡjʊlɚli ɪmpɹˈɛʃənˈɪstɪk kˈæɹɪktɚ.
From 1886 onward he was professor at the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich, and gradually turned from the detailed realistic depictions towards compositions of a singularly impressionistic character.