Ludwig von Kramer

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Executed design by Ludwig von Kramer for the redesign of the Kempten town hall

Ludwig von Kramer (born May 25, 1840 in Augsburg , † January 7, 1908 in Munich ) was a German painter, illustrator and restorer .

Life

The Augsburg painter and illustrator was the brother of Joseph von Kramer and Theodor von Kramer . He did his training at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich from 1857 and then worked as a teacher at the trade school in Kempten (Allgäu) and at the secondary school in Regensburg . Due to an eye problem, Ludwig von Kramer retired at an early age and devoted himself to art. He worked as a restorer in the Kornhaus and town hall in Kempten (Allgäu). He was also active in Perschen in the Upper Palatinate. In the Church of Our Women in Memmingen he restored the frescoes rediscovered in 1890. In the catalog room of the Augsburger Staatsbibliothek, Schaezlerstrasse 25, a large-format cardboard box “Augsburg in the Renaissance” from around 1870/80 is hung. In Nuremberg in 1874 he became a member of the Masonic Lodge Joseph for Unity .

Von Kramer also worked as an illustrator of children's books. He illustrated Lina Morgenstern's Hundred Stories from the Children's World , published in 1861 , but he also wrote his own.

Works

The artist also wrote his own children's books.

  • Easter eggs
  • All sorts in a colorful row

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 01448 Ludwig von Kramer matrikel.adbk.de.
personal data
SURNAME Kramer, Ludwig von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kramer, L. v.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German painter, illustrator and restorer
DATE OF BIRTH May 25, 1840
PLACE OF BIRTH augsburg
DATE OF DEATH January 7, 1908
Place of death Munich