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Lovis Corinth Biography
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1858 |
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Born “Franz Heinrich Louis Corinth” in Tapiau (Gvardeysk), Province of Prussia, Kingdom of Prussia
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1880 |
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Continued his studies under Franz von Defregger and later under Ludwig Löfftz, Munich, Germany
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1884 - 1887 |
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Studied in Paris at the Academie Julian, Paris, France
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1890 |
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Won an honorable mention at the Paris Salon, Paris, France
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1891 |
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Became a founding member of the Munich 'Sezession', Munich, Germany
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1901 |
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Opened a painting school for women in Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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1911 |
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Elected chairman of the Berlin 'Sezession', Berlin, Germany
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1913 |
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Paul 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 Berlin 'Sezession', Berlin, Germany
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1917 |
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'Akademie der Künste' in Berlin awarded him the title of Professor, Berlin, Germany
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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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Travelled to Amsterdam to see works by Rembrandt and Frans Hals, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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1925 |
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Died in Zandvoort, Netherlands
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2008
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Lovis Corinth (1859-1925) Between Impressionism and Expressionism, Musée d'Orsay, Paris, France (solo)
Lovis Corinth and the Birth of Modernity, Museum of Fine Arts, Leipzig, Germany (solo)
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2004 - 2005
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I, Lovis Corinth. The self-portraits, Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany (solo)
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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, Vienna, Austria (solo)
Lovis Corinth, 1858-1925, National Academy of Design, New York, New York (solo)
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1990
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A retrospective, Galerie St. Etienne, New York, New York (solo)
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1986
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Die Bilder vom Walchensee. Vision und Realität, Ostdeutsche Galerie Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany (solo)
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1959
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Lovis Corinth, Tate Britain, London, England (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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1913
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Lovis Corinth: Ausstellung des Lebenswerkes, Berlin Secession, Berlin, Germany
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2010
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Husslein-Arco, Agnes and Stephan Koja. Lovis Corinth: A Feast of Painting (Masterpieces in Focus). USA: Prestel, 2010
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1992
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Albrecht, Klaus. Lovis Corinth. Germany: Te Neues Pub Group, 1992
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| Links to further information |
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