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

Arturo Herrera (1959)
Arturo Herrera
1959
Julius Himpel (1914 - 1985)
Julius Himpel
1914 - 1985
Fred Rolf (1940)
Fred Rolf
1940
Nikolaus Knüpfer (1609 - 1655)
Nikolaus Knüpfer
1609 - 1655
Wilhelm August Wrage (1861 - 1942)
Wilhelm August Wrage
1861 - 1942
Ren Rong (1960)
Ren Rong
1960
Alice Peters (1929 - 2021)
Alice Peters
1929 - 2021
Otto Eduard Pippel (1878 - 1960)
Otto Eduard Pippel
1878 - 1960
Simon Dittrich (1940)
Simon Dittrich
1940
Hermann Knackfuß (1848 - 1915)
Hermann Knackfuß
1848 - 1915
Johann Georg Hainz (1630 - 1700)
Johann Georg Hainz
1630 - 1700
Anton Hickel (1745 - 1798)
Anton Hickel
1745 - 1798
Victor Paul Mohn (1842 - 1911)
Victor Paul Mohn
1842 - 1911
Lucas Cranach I (1472 - 1553)
Lucas Cranach I
1472 - 1553
Gotthard Graubner (1930 - 2013)
Gotthard Graubner
1930 - 2013
Maria Nordman (1943)
Maria Nordman
1943

Creators Romanticism

Johannes Frederik Hulk (1827 - 1911)
Johannes Frederik Hulk
1827 - 1911
Anatolio Scifoni (1841 - 1884)
Anatolio Scifoni
1841 - 1884
Euphrosine Beernaert (1831 - 1901)
Euphrosine Beernaert
1831 - 1901
Modest Urhel (1839 - 1919)
Modest Urhel
1839 - 1919
Léon Emile Caille (1836 - 1907)
Léon Emile Caille
1836 - 1907
Emil Barbarini (1855 - 1933)
Emil Barbarini
1855 - 1933
John Ruskin (1819 - 1900)
John Ruskin
1819 - 1900
Johannes Bartholomäus Duntze (1823 - 1895)
Johannes Bartholomäus Duntze
1823 - 1895
Pierre Duval Le Camus (1790 - 1854)
Pierre Duval Le Camus
1790 - 1854
Johann Conrad Gessner (1764 - 1826)
Johann Conrad Gessner
1764 - 1826
Johann Joseph Geisser (1824 - 1894)
Johann Joseph Geisser
1824 - 1894
Jean Louis van Kuyck (1821 - 1871)
Jean Louis van Kuyck
1821 - 1871
Carl Joseph Begas (1794 - 1854)
Carl Joseph Begas
1794 - 1854
George Henry Bogert (1864 - 1944)
George Henry Bogert
1864 - 1944
Louis Aimé Japy (1839 - 1916)
Louis Aimé Japy
1839 - 1916
Charles Lacroix (1869 - 1953)
Charles Lacroix
1869 - 1953
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