Lorenz Petersen (painter)
Lorenz Petersen (born September 12, 1803 in Flensburg , † May 2, 1870 in Altona ) was a German marine painter.
Lorenz Petersen was born the son of a sailor. From 1830 he worked as a master painter in Altona. He also ran a painting business which u. a. Flags and signs supplied. As a painter he was self-taught . His customers mostly included captains and owners of ships.
Until 1858 Petersen painted his naval pictures alone, from 1858 to 1869 with his half-brother Peter Christian Holm (1823–1888) and signed them with “L. Petersen et al. P. Holm ". It is possible that Peter Christian Holm was only mentioned as a co-owner of the company.
His son Heinrich Andreas Sophus Petersen (1834–1916) also worked as a marine painter and was internationally known. After the death of his father in 1870, he also worked with Peter Christian Holm.
literature
- Weilbach 1994-2000, Vol. 6, pp. 395-396
- Saur 1999-2000, Vol. 7, p. 707
- Bruhns, Maike: Petersen, Lorenz, in: Rump, Kay (ed.): Der Neue Rump. Lexicon of visual artists in Hamburg, Altona and the surrounding area, Neumünster 2005, p. 335.
- Buchholz, Karsten: Ship Portrait Artists. A Guide and Dictionary for Collectors, Hamburg 1997.
- Hansen, Hans-Jürgen: German marine painting. Ship representations, maritime genre pictures, seascapes and coastal landscapes, Oldenburg 1977.
- Scholl, Lars U .: German marine painting 1830–2000, Helgoland 2002.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Petersen, Lorenz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German marine painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 12, 1803 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Flensburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 2, 1870 |
| Place of death | Altona |