Karl Lürtzing
Karl Lürtzing (born June 4, 1872 in Jüchsen / Sachsen-Meiningen, † September 27, 1911 in Erfurt ) was a German painter, fresco artist and etcher.
Karl Lürtzing studied from November 2, 1892 at the Royal Academy of Arts in Munich under Karl Raupp .
He became an employee of the magazine " Jugend " and created several front pages. Around 1900 he designed decorative initials - initials for the magazine "German Art and Decoration", which was published by the Alexander Koch publishing house in Darmstadt and Stuttgart.
He also worked as a fresco artist. In 1896 he took part in the painting of the main dome and the domed hall of the Bavarian Trade Museum in Nuremberg . 1896–1897 he also created wall paintings in the lecture hall.
In 1903 he painted frescoes in the conference room of the Nuremberg town hall , which were destroyed during the Second World War.
He died at the age of 39.
literature
- Lürtzing, Karl . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 23 : Leitenstorfer – Mander . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1929, p. 450 .
- Nuremberg artist lexicon . Visual artists, artisans, scholars, collectors, cultural workers and patrons from the 12th to the middle of the 20th century . Vol. 2 H-Pe, KG Saur, Munich 200: p. 953 ( Google Books ).
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lürtzing, Karl |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German painter, fresco artist and etcher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 4, 1872 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Jüchsen |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 27, 1911 |
| Place of death | Erfurt |