Guido Oppenheim
Guido Oppenheim (born May 28, 1862 in Luxembourg ; † August 26, 1942 in Theresienstadt concentration camp ) was a painter from Luxembourg.
Life
Oppenheim was born in Luxembourg as the son of a cloth merchant and was initially supposed to enter his father's business, but was supported by his family when he began studying painting . On October 14, 1890, he began studying with Karl Raupp , Munich Academy .
After graduation, he went to study in Paris and finally settled in 1902 as a freelance artist in his hometown, where he soon achieved success. Just four years later he received the Prix Grand-Duc Adolphe . His painterly work - he mainly painted portraits and landscapes from his Luxembourg homeland - is based on French impressionism .
At the age of eighty he was deported to Theresienstadt on July 28, 1942, where he died a month later.
A memorial plaque for Guido Oppenheim is in the new Jewish cemetery in Luxembourg at the grave site of the Oppenheim family.
Honors
- 1904 Prix Grand-Duc Adolphe , Luxembourg
In Luxembourg, a street is named after Guido Oppenheim.
Exhibitions
- Retrospective . Villa Vauban , Luxembourg 1982.
Individual evidence
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Oppenheim, Guido |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Luxembourg painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 28, 1862 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Luxembourg |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 26, 1942 |
| Place of death | Theresienstadt concentration camp |