Louis Wöhner
Louis Wöhner (born February 13, 1888 in Coburg , † June 30, 1958 in Munich ) was a German painter .
Life
Louis Wöhner trained as a draftsman and lithographer in a Coburg printing company. He attended the arts and crafts schools in Stockholm, Braunschweig, Cologne, Nuremberg and Düsseldorf . In 1913 Wöhner studied at the Art Academy in Munich with Peter Halm , Carl von Marr and Hugo von Habermann .
In 1918 he won a poster competition. From 1920 his pictures could be seen in the Munich Glass Palace . The late impressionist also exhibited regularly at the Munich artists' cooperative, of which he was a member. In 1927 and 1956 he showed his work at special exhibitions.
Works (selection)
Louis Wöhner was a typical painter of his time. His motifs met the taste of the times and ranged from north German port views and Italian coastal landscapes to women nudes , from medieval city views to alpine panoramas and from genre scenes to interiors and still lifes .
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- Summer village landscape
- The Antonius Chapel in the Kaisertal
- Azaleas
- Early spring in the Höllental near Garmisch
- View over Taormina and the Aetna , 1953
- Birch trees in the Bernauer Moos
- Wetterstein Mountains with Zugspitze
- Karolinenplatz in Munich
- The love letter
- Female nude on the divan
- Harbor view
- Rocky shore in Nervi near Genoa
literature
- Wöhner, Louis . In: Ulrich Thieme , Felix Becker , Fred. C. Willis , Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of visual artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker. 37 volumes. (1907-1950, vol 1 to 15 can be viewed online). Wilhelm Engelmann, EA Seemann, Leipzig.
- Wöhner, Louis . In: General Artist Lexicon . The visual artists of all times and peoples (AKL). Volume 10, Saur, Munich a. a. 1994, ISBN 3-598-22750-7 .
Web links
- Louis Wöhner (German, 1888-1958) . In: artnet , with pictures of Wöhner's work.
- Louis Wöhner in Kallmünz. In: bergverein-kallmuenz.de
- Louis Wöhner, 1880 Coburg - 1958 Munich. In: antikbayreuth.de
- Louis Wöhner 1921. Obersee (near Königsee, Upper Bavaria, Dachstein). In: ricardo.ch
Individual evidence
- ^ Sacred oil painting, Louis Wöhner, early 1950s . In: Bares für Rares , objects from May 29, 2018, ZDF .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wöhner, Louis |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 13, 1888 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Coburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 30, 1958 |
| Place of death | Munich |