Theodore Kaufmann
Theodore Ludwig Kaufmann (born December 18, 1814 in Uelzen , † 1896 in New York City ) was a German-American portrait and genre painter and photographer.
Life
Kaufmann served as a commercial apprentice for several years. He studied painting at the Düsseldorf Art Academy under Peter von Cornelius and from June 20, 1836 at the Royal Academy of Arts in Munich under Wilhelm von Kaulbach , after which he continued his studies in Hamburg and Dresden. In 1848 he took part in the Dresden May Uprising .
In 1850 he emigrated to the United States . He settled in New York City, where he engaged in portraiture and painting lessons. His students included u. a. the German-American cartoonist Thomas Nast . He then traveled the country as a traveling photographer and portrait painter.
During the American Civil War (1861-1865) he worked as a drawing reporter in the ranks of the Union Army .
After the Civil War he lived in Boston and Washington, DC. In addition to portraits, he painted battle pictures and genre scenes, often from the life of the African American population.
The printer and publisher Louis Prang made color lithographs of some of Kaufmann's most popular works.
literature
- Theodor Kaufmann: The Development of the Idea of God. With a foreword: art and aesthetics. With eight copperplate engravings by Theodor Kaufmann based on large cartons. Johann Heinrich Schulz, Düsseldorf 1850.
- Horst Hoffmann: Theodor Ludwig Kaufmann, painter and freedom fighter (1814–1896). Self-published by the Museum and Heimatverein des Kreis Uelzen, Uelzen 1977.
Web links
- Victorian Artists: Theodore Kaufmann (December 18, 1814–1896). All Things Victorian (English)
- Alexander Roob: Thomas Nast and Theodor Kaufmann: Higher types of hieroglyph. Feature dated November 10, 2012, Melton Prior Institute
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kaufmann, Theodore |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kaufmann, Theodore Ludwig (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German-American portrait and genre painter and photographer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 18, 1814 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Uelzen |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1896 |
| Place of death | New York City |