Hans Looschen
Wilhelm Fechner(c.1900)
Hans Looschen(23 June 1859,Berlin- 11 February 1923, Berlin) was a German landscape, portrait andgenrepainter. He also created some illustrations.
Life and work[edit]
His father, Hermann Looschen (1838-1891), was aporcelain painterat theRoyal Porcelain Factory, Berlin.After graduating from agymnasiuminCharlottenburg,he began studying at thePrussian Academy of Arts.His instructors there includedPaul Thumann,Otto Knille,andErnst Hildebrand.[1]His first exhibition took place at the academy in 1887. He became a lifetime member of theVerein Berliner Künstler(artists' association) in 1892.
In 1893, he began exhibiting regularly at theGroße Berliner Kunstausstellung,and served a few terms as its president.[2]He was awarded a small gold medal there in 1908, and a large gold emdal in 1912. From 1899 to 1901, his works were presented at theBerlin Secession.
In 1908, he was also named a professor. Initially, he was a member of the Prussian State Art Commission.[3]Later, he worked with the "Preußischen künstlerischen Sachverständigenkammer" (roughly: chamber of art experts). In 1913, he was elected to the academy, and served in its Senate until his death.[2]The following year, he participated in theVenice Biennale.In 1916, he created a sensation when he visited theHalbmondlager,nearZossen,to paint six prisoners of war from North Africa.
He died in Berlin, at the age of sixty-three, from a heart attack.
Selected paintings[edit]
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Ancient Peruvian Grave Finds -
Palace Ball -
Woman Visiting the Museum
References[edit]
- ^Jörg Michael Junker, Steffen Iffland, Rainer Hellbers; "Die sechs Gemälde im Stadtverordnetensitzungssaal. Ein Erinnerungsbild an den Maler Hans Looschen", In:Der Heimatbote,self-published, Nordhausen-Salza am Harz, 2001ISBN3-9807032-3-1
- ^ab"Hans Looschen",Vossische Zeitung,Morgen-Ausgabe, Berlin, 1923 (Online@ theStaatsbibliothek Berlin)
- ^"Neue Mitglieder der Berliner Akademie der Künste",Deutsche Zeitung(in German), Berlin, 1913-03-08
Further reading[edit]
- Stiftung Stadtmuseum Berlin,Dominik Bartmann(Ed.):Gemälde II. Verzeichnis des Bestandes vom Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts bis 1945.Berlin 2004, pg.142ISBN3-910029-37-X
- Looschen, Hans,in: Detlef Lorenz:Reklamekunst um 1900. Künstlerlexikon für Sammelbilder.Berlin: Reimer, 2000 pg.133ISBN3-496-01220-X
External links[edit]
- More works by Looschen@ ArtNet
- Illustrations by Hans Looschen,for the novellaMemoirs of a Good-for-NothingbyJoseph von Eichendorff
- Illustrations by Hans Looschen,for the stories of Joseph von Eichendorff
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