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Lovis Corinth    (German, 1858-1925)

 Lovis Corinth - Self Portrait (Prints)
Lovis Corinth
Self Portrait 1909
 
 Lovis Corinth - The Three Graces (Drei Grazien) (Prints)
Lovis Corinth
The Three Graces (Drei Grazien) 1920
 
 

Biography
1858 Born in Tapiau, East Prussia
1880 went to Munich, where he continued his studies under Franz von Defregger and later under Ludwig Löfftz
1891 returned to Munich, where he became a founding member of the Munich 'Sezession'
1901 opened a painting school for women in Berlin
1911 suffered a stroke and was temporarily paralysed on his left side
1913 aul Cassirer became chairman of the Berlin 'Sezession' and organized a retrospective, exhibiting 228 oil paintings
1915 elected president of the 'Sezession'
1917 'Akademie der Künste' in Berlin awarded him the title of Professor
1918 - 1919 After a summer holiday at Urfeld on Lake Walchensee, Corinth acquired a property there and began to build his own house
1925 Dies in Zandvoort, Holland
1925 travelled to Amsterdam to see works by Rembrandt and Frans Hals

Exhibitions
1996 - 1997 Lovis Corinth, Haus der Kunst, Munich, Germany (solo)
1992 Lovis Corinth, Kunstforum Vienna, Austria (solo)
1992 Lovis Corinth, 1858-1925, National Academy of Design New York, NY (solo)
1990 A retrospective, Galerie St. Etienne, New York (solo)
1986 Die Bilder vom Walchensee. Vision und Realität, Ostdeutsche Galerie Regensburg and other venues, Germany (solo)
1958 Lovis Corinth, 1858-1925: Anlass seines 100. Geburtstages, Kunstverein Hannover and other venues (solo)
1947 Paintings, drawings, prints, Galerie St. Etienne, New York (solo)
1939 Paintings from 1913-25, Westermann Gallery, New York (solo)
1915 succeeded the former as President of the ‘Berlin Secession’ in which he had been prominent since 1899
1913 Lovis Corinth: Ausstellung des Lebenswerkes, Berlin Secession, Berlin, Germany
1884 - 1887 Studied in Paris
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