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

 Wittmann (1871 - 1958)
Wittmann
1871 - 1958
Otto Georgi (1819 - 1874)
Otto Georgi
1819 - 1874
Wilhelm Auberlen (1860 - 1948)
Wilhelm Auberlen
1860 - 1948
Hans Hassenteufel (1887 - 1943)
Hans Hassenteufel
1887 - 1943
Bernd Kirschner (1980)
Bernd Kirschner
1980
Friedrich Georg Weitsch (1758 - 1828)
Friedrich Georg Weitsch
1758 - 1828
Johann August Wilhelm Sohn (1830 - 1899)
Johann August Wilhelm Sohn
1830 - 1899
Eduard Anderson (1873 - 1947)
Eduard Anderson
1873 - 1947
Alo Altripp (1906 - 1991)
Alo Altripp
1906 - 1991
Rudolph Suhrlandt (1781 - 1862)
Rudolph Suhrlandt
1781 - 1862
Joseph Gallus Rittenberg (1948)
Joseph Gallus Rittenberg
1948
Olaf Unverzart (1972)
Olaf Unverzart
1972
Ellen von Unwerth (1954)
Ellen von Unwerth
1954
Richard Janthur (1883 - 1956)
Richard Janthur
1883 - 1956
Karl Bolz (1877 - 1954)
Karl Bolz
1877 - 1954
Rolf Szymanski (1928 - 2013)
Rolf Szymanski
1928 - 2013

Creators Impressionism

Oswald Hornby Birley (1880 - 1952)
Oswald Hornby Birley
1880 - 1952
Carl Bantzer (1857 - 1941)
Carl Bantzer
1857 - 1941
Gustav Adolf Krausche (1850 - 1917)
Gustav Adolf Krausche
1850 - 1917
Paul-Théophile Robert (1879 - 1954)
Paul-Théophile Robert
1879 - 1954
Charles Louis Menneret (1876 - 1954)
Charles Louis Menneret
1876 - 1954
Günther Blechschmidt (1891 - 1971)
Günther Blechschmidt
1891 - 1971
Angelo Brombo (1893 - 1962)
Angelo Brombo
1893 - 1962
Johann Christian Hirt (1836 - 1897)
Johann Christian Hirt
1836 - 1897
John Runciman (1744 - 1768)
John Runciman
1744 - 1768
Arnoldo Ciarrocchi (1916 - 2004)
Arnoldo Ciarrocchi
1916 - 2004
Paul Jouve (1878 - 1973)
Paul Jouve
1878 - 1973
Alfred Godchaux (1839 - 1907)
Alfred Godchaux
1839 - 1907
Jane Peterson (1876 - 1965)
Jane Peterson
1876 - 1965
Alexander Antonovich Rizzoni (1836 - 1902)
Alexander Antonovich Rizzoni
1836 - 1902
Édouard Verschaffelt (1874 - 1955)
Édouard Verschaffelt
1874 - 1955
Alexander Eckener (1870 - 1944)
Alexander Eckener
1870 - 1944