Georg Urlaub (1844 - 1914)
Georg Urlaub
Georg Johann Christian Urlaub or Egor Fedorovich Urlaub ((Russian: Егор Фёдорович Урлауб) was a Russian and German historical painter of Bavarian origin, academician of the Imperial Academy of Arts.
Georg was born into the family of the painter and enamelist Theodor Urlaub (1814-1888), a German native and Russian citizen who worked in St. Petersburg. He studied first at the Russian Academy of Arts, then in Berlin and Munich. After returning to Russia in 1880, Urlaub was appointed a member (academician) of the Imperial Academy of Arts in St. Petersburg. After some time he went to Paris and then settled in Munich.
Urlaub had a special love for historical themes and subjects, he also created portraits, genre and landscape paintings. He painted predominantly in an impressionistic and realistic style. Urlaub also illustrated various novels by Walter Scott.
| Date and place of birt: | 22 december 1844, St. Petersburg, Russian Empire |
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| Date and place of death: | 29 july 1914, Starnberg, Germany |
| Period of activity: | XIX, XX century |
| Specialization: | Artist, Painter |
| Art school / group: | Barbizon School, Munich School |
| Genre: | Genre art, History painting, Portrait |
| Art style: | Impressionism, Realism |
