August Leu (painter, 1852)
August Leu , also August Leu the Younger (born April 18, 1852 in Düsseldorf ; † May 10, 1876 ibid), was a German animal and landscape painter from the Düsseldorf School .
Life
Leu, son of the Düsseldorf landscape painter August Leu the Elder and brother of the landscape painters Oscar and Otto Leu , was initially a student of his father. He then became a student of Rudolf Koller in Zurich .
literature
- Leu, August . In: Friedrich von Boetticher : painter works of the nineteenth century. Contribution to art history . Volume I, Dresden 1895, p. 856.
Web links
- August Leu (II) , data sheet in the portal rkd.nl ( Rijksbureau voor Kunsthistorische Documentatie )
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SURNAME | Leu, August |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Leu, August the Younger (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German animal painter and landscape painter from the Düsseldorf School |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 18, 1852 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Dusseldorf |
DATE OF DEATH | May 10, 1876 |
Place of death | Dusseldorf |