Hugo Knorr
Hugo Knorr (born November 17, 1834 in Königsberg , † September 29, 1904 in Karlsruhe ) was a German landscape and marine painter , draftsman and art professor .
Life
At the age of 18, Knorr came to the Königsberg Art Academy in the fall of 1852 , where he was mainly concerned with landscape painting . Among other things, Carl Scherres was his fellow student there. Knorr later became a master student of landscape painter August Behrendsen . Luise Neumann was a student .
In 1875 Knorr accepted a position at the Polytechnic in Karlsruhe and worked there as a professor.
reception
Knorr's oil paintings mostly show the coastal landscape of Norway , which is depicted in all its grandeur and grandeur of the seasons. Another focus of Knorr's are his chalk and charcoal drawings, with which he congenially illustrated several literary works.
Works (selection)
- Oil painting
- Waterfall in a Norwegian plateau
- The Hardangerfjord
- Norwegian glaciers
- Fjord in the plateau
- Wreck on the Norwegian coast
- Surf on the Norwegian coast
- Chalk drawings
- Esaias Tegnér : Frithjofssage . 1867.
- Carl Weitbrecht : What the moon shines on . 1873.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Knorr, Hugo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German landscape and marine painter, draftsman and art professor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 17, 1834 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Koenigsberg |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 29, 1904 |
| Place of death | Karlsruhe |