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Lovis Corinth Biography
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1858 |
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Born in Tapiau, East Prussia
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1880 |
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went to Munich, where he continued his studies under Franz von Defregger and later under Ludwig Löfftz
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1891 |
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returned to Munich, where he became a founding member of the Munich 'Sezession'
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1901 |
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opened a painting school for women in Berlin
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1911 |
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suffered a stroke and was temporarily paralysed on his left side
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1913 |
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aul Cassirer became chairman of the Berlin 'Sezession' and organized a retrospective, exhibiting 228 oil paintings
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1915 |
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elected president of the 'Sezession'
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1917 |
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'Akademie der Künste' in Berlin awarded him the title of Professor
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1918 - 1919 |
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After a summer holiday at Urfeld on Lake Walchensee, Corinth acquired a property there and began to build his own house
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1925 |
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Dies in Zandvoort, Holland
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1925 |
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travelled to Amsterdam to see works by Rembrandt and Frans Hals
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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1996 - 1997
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Lovis Corinth, Haus der Kunst, Munich, Germany (solo)
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1992
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Lovis Corinth, Kunstforum Vienna, Austria (solo)
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1992
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Lovis Corinth, 1858-1925, National Academy of Design New York, NY (solo)
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1990
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A retrospective, Galerie St. Etienne, New York (solo)
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1986
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Die Bilder vom Walchensee. Vision und Realität, Ostdeutsche Galerie Regensburg and other venues, Germany (solo)
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1958
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Lovis Corinth, 1858-1925: Anlass seines 100. Geburtstages, Kunstverein Hannover and other venues (solo)
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1947
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Paintings, drawings, prints, Galerie St. Etienne, New York (solo)
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1939
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Paintings from 1913-25, Westermann Gallery, New York (solo)
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1915
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succeeded the former as President of the ‘Berlin Secession’ in which he had been prominent since 1899
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1913
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Lovis Corinth: Ausstellung des Lebenswerkes, Berlin Secession, Berlin, Germany
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1884 - 1887
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Studied in Paris
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