Bruno Hohlfeld
Bruno Hohlfeld (born March 21, 1862 in Freiwaldau , Silesia, † January 18, 1917 ) was an academic portrait painter .
Life
Hohlfeld studied at the Academy in Weimar and Antwerp and was a student of Linnig from 1882 to 1884 and of Charles Verlat from 1884 to 1886 . His painting style was strongly influenced by the works of the Spanish painter Velázquez , which is why Salzburg society valued him as a talented portraitist.
- He was vice-president of the Salzburg Art Association.
- On January 29, 1904, he married the writer Dora Hohlfeld in London and settled with her in Gnigl near Salzburg .
- He took his own life on January 18, 1917.
literature
- General artist lexicon by Hermann Alexander Müller, editorial deadline January 1, 1905, p. 143.
- Adolf Haslinger , Peter Mittermayr: Salzburger Kulturlexikon. Residenz Verlag, Salzburg 1987, pp. 253-254.
- Hohlfeld, Bruno . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 17 : Heubel – Hubard . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1924, p. 317 .
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hohlfeld, Bruno |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German academic portrait painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 21, 1862 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Freiwaldau |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 18, 1917 |