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

Donatello Losito (1940 - 2008)
Donatello Losito
1940 - 2008
Gustav Süs (1823 - 1881)
Gustav Süs
1823 - 1881
Maria Nordman (1943)
Maria Nordman
1943
Friedrich Preller II (1838 - 1901)
Friedrich Preller II
1838 - 1901
Wilhelm Themer (1817 - 1849)
Wilhelm Themer
1817 - 1849
Dorothea von Philipsborn (1894 - 1971)
Dorothea von Philipsborn
1894 - 1971
Eugen Batz (1905 - 1986)
Eugen Batz
1905 - 1986
Peter Umlauf (1938)
Peter Umlauf
1938
Leni Hoffmann (1962)
Leni Hoffmann
1962
Friedrich G. Scheuer (1936)
Friedrich G. Scheuer
1936
Otto Georgi (1819 - 1874)
Otto Georgi
1819 - 1874
Henry Lot (1822 - 1878)
Henry Lot
1822 - 1878
Peter Hermann (1962)
Peter Hermann
1962
Gerhard Vormwald (1948 - 2016)
Gerhard Vormwald
1948 - 2016
Friedrich Wilhelm Maul (1780 - 1852)
Friedrich Wilhelm Maul
1780 - 1852
Julius Scheurer (1859 - 1913)
Julius Scheurer
1859 - 1913

Creators Impressionism

L. Küttner ()
L. Küttner
Paul Herbert Beck (1920 - 2010)
Paul Herbert Beck
1920 - 2010
Carl Johann Lemoch (1841 - 1910)
Carl Johann Lemoch
1841 - 1910
Adrien Jacques Sauzay (1841 - 1928)
Adrien Jacques Sauzay
1841 - 1928
Alexis Paul Arapoff (1905 - 1948)
Alexis Paul Arapoff
1905 - 1948
Allen Freer (1926)
Allen Freer
1926
Hermann Metz (1865 - 1945)
Hermann Metz
1865 - 1945
Hanni Bay (1885 - 1978)
Hanni Bay
1885 - 1978
Camille Flers (1802 - 1868)
Camille Flers
1802 - 1868
Hans Dahl (1849 - 1937)
Hans Dahl
1849 - 1937
Eugène Selmy (1874 - 1945)
Eugène Selmy
1874 - 1945
Irina Nikolaevna Karachakova-Kartina (1919 - 1989)
Irina Nikolaevna Karachakova-Kartina
1919 - 1989
Carl Röchling (1855 - 1920)
Carl Röchling
1855 - 1920
Alfred Eisenstaedt (1898 - 1995)
Alfred Eisenstaedt
1898 - 1995
Dmitry Alexandrovich Shuvalov (1932 - 2013)
Dmitry Alexandrovich Shuvalov
1932 - 2013
Karl Schlesinger (1825 - 1893)
Karl Schlesinger
1825 - 1893