Leo von König (1871 - 1944) - photo 1

Leo von König

Leo von König was a German painter of the first half of the twentieth century. He is known as a portrait painter, teacher and one of the leading representatives of the Berlin Secession artists' movement.

Von König early in his career was fascinated by Impressionism, influenced by his study of painting in Paris and Berlin. He created portraits of famous personalities in Germany, including cultural figures as well as one of the Nazi leader Goebbels. Von König also worked as a teacher and ran a workshop class at the school of the Berlin Museum of Applied Arts. His works are preserved in the art museums of Braunschweig and Düsseldorf.

Date and place of birt:28 february 1871, Braunschweig, Germany
Date and place of death:19 april 1944, Tutzing, Germany
Nationality:Germany
Period of activity: XIX, XX century
Specialization:Artist, Painter, Portraitist
Art school / group:Berlin Secession
Genre:Genre art, Portrait
Art style:Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, Realism

Creators Germany

Hermann Prell (1854 - 1922)
Hermann Prell
1854 - 1922
August von Wille (1829 - 1887)
August von Wille
1829 - 1887
Ludwig Gebhardt (1830 - 1908)
Ludwig Gebhardt
1830 - 1908
Anni Albers (1899 - 1994)
Anni Albers
1899 - 1994
Herbert Volz (1944)
Herbert Volz
1944
Carl-Heinz Kliemann (1924 - 2016)
Carl-Heinz Kliemann
1924 - 2016
Rolf Diener (1906 - 1988)
Rolf Diener
1906 - 1988
Oskar Schlemmer (1888 - 1943)
Oskar Schlemmer
1888 - 1943
Erasmus Schröter (1956 - 2021)
Erasmus Schröter
1956 - 2021
Ernst Günter Hansing (1929 - 2011)
Ernst Günter Hansing
1929 - 2011
Wilhelm Schnarrenberger (1892 - 1966)
Wilhelm Schnarrenberger
1892 - 1966
Philipp Ludwig Herrmann (1841 - 1894)
Philipp Ludwig Herrmann
1841 - 1894
Jeanne Mammen (1890 - 1976)
Jeanne Mammen
1890 - 1976
Emil Rudolf Weiss (1875 - 1942)
Emil Rudolf Weiss
1875 - 1942
Thomas Struth (1954)
Thomas Struth
1954
Petra Winterkamp (1955)
Petra Winterkamp
1955

Creators Impressionism

Béla Iványi-Grünwald (1867 - 1940)
Béla Iványi-Grünwald
1867 - 1940
Samuel Addison Shute (1803 - 1836)
Samuel Addison Shute
1803 - 1836
Edmund Harburger (1846 - 1906)
Edmund Harburger
1846 - 1906
Edward Woutermaertens (1819 - 1897)
Edward Woutermaertens
1819 - 1897
Pyotr Timofeyevich Fomin (1919 - 1996)
Pyotr Timofeyevich Fomin
1919 - 1996
Jawad Saleem (1919 - 1961)
Jawad Saleem
1919 - 1961
Otto Eerelman (1839 - 1926)
Otto Eerelman
1839 - 1926
Giovanni Grubacs (1829 - 1919)
Giovanni Grubacs
1829 - 1919
Ivan Choultse (1874 - 1939)
Ivan Choultse
1874 - 1939
Jean Küderli (1896 - 1969)
Jean Küderli
1896 - 1969
Cornell Capa (1918 - 2008)
Cornell Capa
1918 - 2008
Walter Tandy Murch (1907 - 1967)
Walter Tandy Murch
1907 - 1967
Nadezhda Ivanovna Isakova (1950 - 2002)
Nadezhda Ivanovna Isakova
1950 - 2002
Pierre-Louis De la Rive (1753 - 1817)
Pierre-Louis De la Rive
1753 - 1817
Franz Anton Hartmann (1694 - 1728)
Franz Anton Hartmann
1694 - 1728
Walter Lazzaro (1914 - 1989)
Walter Lazzaro
1914 - 1989
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