Victor Nehlig (1830 - 1909)
Victor Nehlig
Victor Nehlig was a French-American painter. Born in Paris in 1830, Nehlig studied painting under Léon Cogniet and Abel de Pujol. In 1850, he moved to the United States, where he would live and work for the next 22 years, interrupted only by a brief stay in Havana, Cuba. During his time in the United States, Nehlig opened a studio in New York City and painted a variety of works in the academic style, often demonstrating his prowess at depicting the human figure. Nehlig returned to his native France in 1872, two years after being elected an academician in the National Academy of Design and shortly after his studio and many of his reference materials were destroyed in a devastating fire. While Nehlig was relatively well known among art enthusiasts during his time, his work has seen less attention in subsequent years.[3] He frequently painted interpretations of American history, taking a special interest in scenes from the American Civil War, the effects of which he witnessed firsthand.
| Date and place of birt: | 1830, Paris, France |
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| Date and place of death: | 1909, New York City, USA |
| Nationality: | France, USA |
| Period of activity: | XIX, XX century |
| Specialization: | Artist, Batalist, Genre painter, Painter, Portraitist |
| Genre: | Genre art, History painting, Military art, Portrait, Self-portrait |
| Art style: | Realism |
