August Wilhelm Leu (1818 - 1897)

August Wilhelm Leu (1818 - 1897) - photo 1

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

Simon Glücklich (1863 - 1943)
Simon Glücklich
1863 - 1943
Hugo Knorr (1834 - 1904)
Hugo Knorr
1834 - 1904
August von Siegen (1850 - 1910)
August von Siegen
1850 - 1910
Annette Schroeter (1956)
Annette Schroeter
1956
Hans Ginter (1944)
Hans Ginter
1944
Regina Nieke (1979)
Regina Nieke
1979
Otto Eglau (1917 - 1988)
Otto Eglau
1917 - 1988
Constantin Bauer (1852 - 1924)
Constantin Bauer
1852 - 1924
Wolfgang Schneider (1950)
Wolfgang Schneider
1950
David Ostrowski (1981)
David Ostrowski
1981
Wilhelm von Diez (1839 - 1907)
Wilhelm von Diez
1839 - 1907
Hans Förster (1885 - 1966)
Hans Förster
1885 - 1966
Marco Breuer (1966)
Marco Breuer
1966
Gottlieb Daniel Paul Weber (1823 - 1916)
Gottlieb Daniel Paul Weber
1823 - 1916
Heinrich Heinlein (1803 - 1885)
Heinrich Heinlein
1803 - 1885
Katharina Duwe (1952)
Katharina Duwe
1952

Creators Romanticism

Adele Romany (1769 - 1846)
Adele Romany
1769 - 1846
Gertrud Berta Richter (1911 - 2003)
Gertrud Berta Richter
1911 - 2003
Louis Bosworth Hurt (1856 - 1929)
Louis Bosworth Hurt
1856 - 1929
Thomas Gainsborough (1727 - 1788)
Thomas Gainsborough
1727 - 1788
Fritzi Löw (1892 - 1975)
Fritzi Löw
1892 - 1975
Anna Peters (1843 - 1926)
Anna Peters
1843 - 1926
Louis de Silvestre (1675 - 1760)
Louis de Silvestre
1675 - 1760
Nicolas-Jean-Baptiste Raguenet (1715 - 1793)
Nicolas-Jean-Baptiste Raguenet
1715 - 1793
Nikolai Rimskii-Korsakov (1844 - 1908)
Nikolai Rimskii-Korsakov
1844 - 1908
 N. F. Gilllet (XX century - ?)
N. F. Gilllet
XX century - ?
Charles Hamilton (XIX century - XIX century)
Charles Hamilton
XIX century - XIX century
George Cumberland I (1754 - 1848)
George Cumberland I
1754 - 1848
John Young (1755 - 1825)
John Young
1755 - 1825
Odilon Redon (1840 - 1916)
Odilon Redon
1840 - 1916
Andreas Schelfhout (1787 - 1870)
Andreas Schelfhout
1787 - 1870
Johann Moritz Rugendas (1802 - 1858)
Johann Moritz Rugendas
1802 - 1858