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

Georg Wilhelm Issel (1785 - 1870)
Georg Wilhelm Issel
1785 - 1870
Siegfried Jonas (1909 - 1949)
Siegfried Jonas
1909 - 1949
Matthäus Gundelach (1566 - 1653)
Matthäus Gundelach
1566 - 1653
Otto Baumann (1901 - 1992)
Otto Baumann
1901 - 1992
Klaus Heider (1936 - 2013)
Klaus Heider
1936 - 2013
Philipp Sporrer (1829 - 1899)
Philipp Sporrer
1829 - 1899
Walter Schulz-Matan (1889 - 1965)
Walter Schulz-Matan
1889 - 1965
Gustav Koken (1850 - 1910)
Gustav Koken
1850 - 1910
Georg Karl Koch (1857 - 1927)
Georg Karl Koch
1857 - 1927
Wilhelm August Ferdinand von Stademann (1791 - 1873)
Wilhelm August Ferdinand von Stademann
1791 - 1873
Thomas Struth (1954)
Thomas Struth
1954
Kilian Lipp (1953)
Kilian Lipp
1953
Achim Duchow (1948 - 1993)
Achim Duchow
1948 - 1993
Hermann Schmidtmann (1869 - 1936)
Hermann Schmidtmann
1869 - 1936
Malgosia Jankowska (1978)
Malgosia Jankowska
1978
Josef P. Kronenberg (1890 - 1956)
Josef P. Kronenberg
1890 - 1956

Creators Impressionism

Pierre Emmanuel Eugène Damoye (1847 - 1916)
Pierre Emmanuel Eugène Damoye
1847 - 1916
William Dobell (1899 - 1970)
William Dobell
1899 - 1970
Leonid Fyodorovich Balaklav (1956)
Leonid Fyodorovich Balaklav
1956
Wen Hsi Chen (1906 - 1991)
Wen Hsi Chen
1906 - 1991
Guy Bourdin (1928 - 1991)
Guy Bourdin
1928 - 1991
Charles Burton Barber (1845 - 1894)
Charles Burton Barber
1845 - 1894
Vasyl Illich Kasiyan (1896 - 1976)
Vasyl Illich Kasiyan
1896 - 1976
Giuseppe Giardiello (1877 - 1920)
Giuseppe Giardiello
1877 - 1920
Giovanni Giacometti (1868 - 1933)
Giovanni Giacometti
1868 - 1933
Nikolai Konstantinovich Roerich (1874 - 1947)
Nikolai Konstantinovich Roerich
1874 - 1947
Albrecht Adam (1786 - 1862)
Albrecht Adam
1786 - 1862
Edgar Degas (1834 - 1917)
Edgar Degas
1834 - 1917
Samuel Atkins (1760 - 1808)
Samuel Atkins
1760 - 1808
Carl Wünnenberg (1850 - 1929)
Carl Wünnenberg
1850 - 1929
Louis Tuaillon (1862 - 1919)
Louis Tuaillon
1862 - 1919
Ethel Carrick Fox (1872 - 1952)
Ethel Carrick Fox
1872 - 1952
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