Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Kubva muna 1874 kusvika muna 1877, akapinda paUniversity of Stuttgart, achidzidza nezvekuvaka. Akadzidzawo unyanzvi uye akapinda muPrussian Academy of Arts, uko vadzidzisi vake vaiva Fritz Schaper naAlbert Wolff, vachipedza zvidzidzo zvake muna 1879. Chifananidzo chake "Siegerbote von Marathon" (Mutumwa anobva
Marathon) yakamuunzira "Prix-de-Rome" kubva kuPrussian Academy of Arts, iyo yaisanganisira stipendium iyo yakamugonesa kuita rwendo rwekudzidza kuenda kuRoma kubva muna 1881 kusvika muna 1882.