August Wilhelm Leu (1818 - 1897)

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August Wilhelm Leu

August Wilhelm Leu was a German landscape painter of the Romantic era. Most of his paintings are large format and depict scenes in Norway and the Alps. He studied painting under Johann Wilhelm Schirmer at the Düsseldorf Academy of Art.

August Wilhelm Loy's landscapes are characterized by a magnificent romantic conception of Alpine nature, masterful rendering, bright colours and well calculated light effects. Loy attached great importance to the particularly detailed design of the foreground.

Date and place of birt:24 march 1818, Munster, Germany
Date and place of death:20 july 1897, Seelisberg, Switzerland
Nationality:Germany, Switzerland
Period of activity: XIX century
Specialization:Artist, Landscape painter, Painter
Art school / group:Düsseldorf school of painting
Genre:Mountain landscape, Landscape painting, Rural landscape
Art style:Romanticism

Creators Germany

Karl Buchholz (1849 - 1889)
Karl Buchholz
1849 - 1889
Wilhelm Frey (1826 - 1911)
Wilhelm Frey
1826 - 1911
Alexander Schonauer (1871 - 1955)
Alexander Schonauer
1871 - 1955
Sarah Schumann (1933 - 2019)
Sarah Schumann
1933 - 2019
Feodora Hohenlohe-Oehringen (1952)
Feodora Hohenlohe-Oehringen
1952
Erich Schmidt-Kestner (1877 - 1941)
Erich Schmidt-Kestner
1877 - 1941
Günter Ullmann (1946 - 2009)
Günter Ullmann
1946 - 2009
Matthias Kunkler (1957 - 1997)
Matthias Kunkler
1957 - 1997
Rudolf Reschreiter (1868 - 1939)
Rudolf Reschreiter
1868 - 1939
Hermann Krone (1827 - 1916)
Hermann Krone
1827 - 1916
Arno Backhaus (1952)
Arno Backhaus
1952
Ludwig Hohlwein (1874 - 1949)
Ludwig Hohlwein
1874 - 1949
Fritz Schwarzbeck (1902 - 1989)
Fritz Schwarzbeck
1902 - 1989
Wilhelm Morat (1954)
Wilhelm Morat
1954
Carl Haag (1820 - 1915)
Carl Haag
1820 - 1915
Herbert Kitzel (1928 - 1978)
Herbert Kitzel
1928 - 1978

Creators Romanticism

Samuel Petrovich Shiflyar (1786 - 1840)
Samuel Petrovich Shiflyar
1786 - 1840
Consalvo Carelli (1818 - 1900)
Consalvo Carelli
1818 - 1900
Hubert Robert (1733 - 1808)
Hubert Robert
1733 - 1808
Joseph Wright (1734 - 1797)
Joseph Wright
1734 - 1797
John Thirtle (1777 - 1839)
John Thirtle
1777 - 1839
Johann Moritz Rugendas (1802 - 1858)
Johann Moritz Rugendas
1802 - 1858
William Frederick Lake Price (1810 - 1896)
William Frederick Lake Price
1810 - 1896
Gottfried Küstner (1800 - 1864)
Gottfried Küstner
1800 - 1864
Augustus Saint-Gaudens (1848 - 1907)
Augustus Saint-Gaudens
1848 - 1907
Victor Madaras (1830 - 1917)
Victor Madaras
1830 - 1917
Ludwig Ferdinand Schnorr von Carolsfeld (1788 - 1853)
Ludwig Ferdinand Schnorr von Carolsfeld
1788 - 1853
Hugo Kotschenreiter (1854 - 1908)
Hugo Kotschenreiter
1854 - 1908
Benjamin Heinrich Orth (1803 - 1875)
Benjamin Heinrich Orth
1803 - 1875
Georg Balder (1810 - 1882)
Georg Balder
1810 - 1882
Martha Darley Mutrie (1824 - 1885)
Martha Darley Mutrie
1824 - 1885
Karl Pavlovich Bryullov (1799 - 1852)
Karl Pavlovich Bryullov
1799 - 1852