Ludwig Schwerin
Ludwig Schwerin (born July 10, 1897 in Buchen (Odenwald) ; † July 2, 1983 in Ramat Gan , Israel ) was a German-Israeli painter, graphic artist and book illustrator.
Life
He studied at the Karlsruhe Art Academy and then worked in Munich and Berlin . In 1938 he fled Germany via Switzerland to Palestine .
Schwerin primarily painted portraits (e.g. Stefan Zweig ) and landscapes . He also illustrated many books, often with landscape sketches, and was considered one of the most important Israeli painters in the second half of the 20th century.
Ludwig-Schwerin-Strasse is named after him in his native Buchen.
Works (selection)
painting
- 1931: Portrait of Stefan Zweig , Fredonia College
- 1949: The Watchtower of Negbah , Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco
- 1949: On the Road to Jerusalem , Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco
- 1962: The Quarry , Art Gallery Haifa
Book illustrations
- 1924: Ludwig Tieck , Pietro von Abano or Petrus Apone: a magic story
- 1924: Joseph von Eichendorff , The kidnapping. A novella
- 1937: The book of Tobias: a story in pictures; 25 pen drawings for the text of the Bible , Berlin: Jüd. Book association
- 1937: Heinrich Heine , The Rabbi von Bacherach. A fragment. ( Library of Schocken Verlag No. 80)
- 1957: David Shimoni , Idylls
- 1962: Gerardo Nassay, Tiberias Sketchbook
literature
- Helmut Brosch (ed.): Alfred and Ludwig Schwerin: Jahresringe . Buchen: "Between Neckar and Main 25" - series of publications by the Bezirksmuseum Buchen eV association , 1988. ISBN 3-923699-13-1 . With a contribution by Donald A. Prater : "Ludwig Schwerin: A friendship under the sign of Stefan Zweig"; Pp. 180-185.
- Helmut Brosch: Ludwig Schwerin's correspondence with Hermann Hesse , In: "Der Wartturm". Home pages of the Bezirksmuseum Buchen eV association, No. 4 / December 1996; Pp. 3-9.
- Helmut Brosch: From Germany to the Land of Fathers (Israel): People, Animals and Landscapes seen by Ludwig Schwerin (Buchen 1897 - 1983 Ramat Gan) Exhibition catalog, Arye Globerson, Association Bezirksmuseum Buchen eV, ISBN 3-923699-19-0 .
- Tel Aviv Museum of Art : Ludwig Schwerin (1897-1983): drawings, illustrations, prints , 1991, ISBN 3-922957-31-5 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Ludwig Schwerin in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schwerin, Ludwig |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German-Israeli painter, graphic artist and book illustrator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 10, 1897 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Beeches (Odenwald) |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 2nd 1983 |
| Place of death | Ramat Gan , Israel |