Karl Bennewitz von Loefen the Elder

Landscape with lake

Karl Wilhelm Leopold Bennewitz von Loefen , known as Karl Bennewitz von Loefen the Elder (born November 15, 1826 in Thorn , † August 31, 1895 in Eutin ), was a German landscape painter. He was the father of Karl Bennewitz von Loefen the Younger .

Life

Karl Bennewitz von Loefen the Elder Ä. studied at the Prussian Academy of Arts in Berlin with the landscape painter Wilhelm Schirmer and in Munich in the painting school for landscape painting by Albert Zimmermann .

After completing his studies, he worked as a freelance artist in Berlin .

Death and tomb

Bennewitz von Loefen's hereditary burial with the grave monument from Ignatius Taschner

Karl Bennewitz von Loefen the Elder died in Eutin in 1895 at the age of 68. He was buried in Cemetery II of the Jerusalem and New Churches in front of the Hallesches Tor in Berlin. In the family vault his wife Ida rest born Cramer (1828–1908), their son Fritz (1854–1932) and their daughter Elise (1864–1934). There is also the grave of his son Karl the Younger (1856–1931) and his wife Emy, nee. Schlieper (1853–1899) nearby.

The artistically remarkable, Art Nouveau grave monument comes from the sculptor Ignatius Taschner , who also created the adjacent grave pillar for the daughter-in-law Emy. A relief medallion is located on the front of the sandstone stele that tapers towards the top. The marble tondo shows a woman with long hair and a narrow headband in profile. The inscription "ARS" identifies them as the personification of art, which refers to the work of the deceased.

literature

HV: Bennewitz von Loefen, Karl the Elder . In: Ulrich Thieme , Felix Becker (Hrsg.): General Lexicon of Fine Artists from Antiquity to the Present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker. tape 3 : Bassano – Bickham . Wilhelm Engelmann, Leipzig 1909, p. 334 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
Friedrich von Boetticher : Painters Works of the Nineteenth Century : (1891)

Web links

Commons : Karl Bennewitz von Loefen the Elder - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

^ Hans-Jürgen Mende : Lexicon of Berlin burial places . Pharus-Plan, Berlin 2018, ISBN 978-3-86514-206-1 , p. 230.Sleeping Beauty at the fountain and autumn fog in the Mark. Karl Bennewitz von Loefen tomb . Description of the grave monument at http://www.berliner-grabmale-retten.de (accessed on March 24, 2019).

personal data
SURNAME	Bennewitz von Loefen, Karl the Elder
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Bennewitz von Loefen, Karl Wilhelm Leopold (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German landscape painter
DATE OF BIRTH	November 15, 1826
PLACE OF BIRTH	Toruń
DATE OF DEATH	August 31, 1895
Place of death	Eutin

[1] Hans-Jürgen Mende : Lexicon of Berlin burial places . Pharus-Plan, Berlin 2018, ISBN 978-3-86514-206-1 , p. 230.Sleeping Beauty at the fountain and autumn fog in the Mark. Karl Bennewitz von Loefen tomb . Description of the grave monument at http://www.berliner-grabmale-retten.de (accessed on March 24, 2019).