Wilhelm Löwith
Wilhelm Löwith (born May 21, 1861 in Drosau , Bohemia , † October 26, 1932 in Munich ) was an Austrian painter.
Wilhelm Löwith came from a Jewish family of Protestant denomination. He studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna and at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich with Wilhelm von Lindenschmit the Younger .
Löwith was appointed royal professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in 1902 by Prince Regent Luitpold of Bavaria .
Löwith's works are in the collections of museums in Amsterdam, Bautzen, Cincinnati, Frankfurt, Munich, Nuremberg and Prague.
He was the father of the philosopher Karl Löwith (1897–1973).
literature
- Wilhelm Zils: Löwith, Wilhelm . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 23 : Leitenstorfer – Mander . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1929, p. 328-329 .
- Kay Ehling : Löwith, Wilhelm . In: General Artist Lexicon . The visual artists of all times and peoples (AKL). Volume 85, de Gruyter, Berlin 2014, ISBN 978-3-11-023190-8 , p. 170.
Web links
Commons : Wilhelm Löwith - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Prager Abendblatt , No. 1/1902, January 2, 1902.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Löwith, Wilhelm |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 21, 1861 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Drosau |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 26, 1932 |
| Place of death | Munich |