Ludwig German
Ludwig Deutsch (born May 13, 1855 in Vienna , † April 9, 1935 in Paris ) was an Austrian orientalist painter who worked in Paris.
Life
Ludwig Deutsch was the son of the later kk court changer Ignaz Deutsch and Charlotte Löwit. After graduating from high school, he studied at the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts from 1872 to 1875 under Anselm Feuerbach and from 1876 under Leopold Carl Müller .
In 1878 he moved to Paris, where he continued his studies with Jean-Paul Laurens . In Paris he was friends with the Austrian orientalist Rudolf Ernst . German also specialized in the oriental milieu. He set up his own studio in Paris on Rue Le Pelletier.
In 1886 Deutsch made his first trip to Egypt and in 1890 his second . During his stay in Egypt, Deutsch collected many sketches and photographs that he later used as a base for oil paintings in his Paris studio.
During the First World War , German had to leave France and probably spent the war time in North Africa .
After the war, Deutsch received French citizenship in 1919 and began writing his name as Louis Deutsch .
Works (selection)
- le Tombeau du Khalife , 1884
- la Jeune Favorite , 1888
- l'Université au Caire , 1890
- Garde du Palais , 1896
- le tribute , 1897
literature
- Guenther Wimmer, Martina Haja: Les Orientalistes des Ecoles allemande et autrichienne : Art Creation Realization: 2000: ISBN 2867701406
- German, Ludwig . In: Ulrich Thieme (Hrsg.): General Lexicon of Fine Artists from Antiquity to the Present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 9 : Delaulne-Dubois . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1913, p. 175 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
Web links
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- ↑ Decree of the Chief Chamberlain of Vienna of June 1864 .
- ^ Jewish registers of Vienna, book B 1848–58, volume B, number 2293.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | German, Ludwig |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | German, Louis |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Genre painter of orientalism |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 13, 1855 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 9, 1935 |
| Place of death | Paris |