Ludwig Hall
Samuel Baruch Ludwig Halle (* 1824 in Frankfurt am Main , † 1889 in Paris ) was a German painter who also worked in London and Paris.
life and work
Ludwig Halle studied painting at the Frankfurt Städelschule , then with Gustave Wappers at the Art Academy in Antwerp . His work at the time, The Flood , brought him great success in the local art scene.
After completing his studies, he moved to London and became known there as a portrait painter . He participated in the London art salons: he exhibited 32 works in the British Institution , 22 works in the Royal Academy of Arts and 15 works in the Royal Society of British Artists .
Then he came to Paris, where he showed his works in the Salon de Paris until 1882 . He was honored with the French citizenship .
The painter remained true to the art of late romanticism of the mid-19th century in his painter's workshop . Even in his later works, no influences from the painting of the Pre-Raphaelites or Impressionists are noticeable.
Mother's happiness
The first lesson
Girl portrait
Little girl
Portrait of an admiral
literature
- Thieme-Becker: General Lexicon of Artists: Publisher: Seemann (1999): ISBN 3-363-00718-3
- Bénézit, Emmanuel, ed.Dictionnaire critique et documentaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs et Graveurs: Paris: Librairie Gründ, 1976.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Halle, Ludwig |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Halle, Samuel Baruch Ludwig (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1824 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Frankfurt am Main |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1889 |
| Place of death | Paris |