Richard Lorenz (artist)
Richard Lorenz | |
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 Lorenz in 1885 | |
| Born | 9 February 1858 |
| Died | 4 August 1915(aged 57) Milwaukee,Wisconsin, US |
| Education | Royal Academy of Art inWeimar,Germany |
| Alma mater | Weimar Art School |
| Notable work | "Burial on the Plains" |
| Style | Western genre |
| Spouse | Single |
| Awards | Carl Alexander art prize |
Richard Lorenz(9 February 1858 – 4 August 1915) was a German artist known for his paintings of scenes from the Western United States. He specialized in painting horses.
Early life[edit]
Richard Lorenz was born on 9 February 1858 inVoigtstedt,Thuringia, Kingdom of Prussia.[1]At 15 years old he was sent to the Royal Academy of Art inWeimar,Germany, to study sculpture and drawing withHeinrich Albert Brendelwho specialized in drawing horses and other animals.[2]In Weimar, Lorenz also studied art as a student of German artistTheodor Hagen.[3]He spent eight years in the Weimar Art School and he won the Carl Alexander art prize twice.[4]He moved toMilwaukee,Wisconsin, in 1885.[3]
Career[edit]
In 1885 Lorenz began working with a group of panoramist artists in Milwaukee. His contribution on the large canvases was to paint horses,[5]and he became a specialist in painting them.[3]In 1887 Lorenz left the group and traveled in the western United States sketching scenes from the west. When he returned to Milwaukee in 1891, he taught at the Milwaukee School of Art and began painting scenes based on his sketches.[4][5]In 1906 he won the Osborn Prize for the best painting (American Subject).[1]The prize came with a $1000 award.[6]
He was a member of the Society of Western Artists.[7]TheAmerican Museum of Western Art – The Anschutz Collectionhouses his most famous painting, which is calledBurial on the Plains(c.1890).[3]
Lorenz took risks to get the best perspective for paintings. In 1896 he climbed a tree to sketch some workers cutting down trees inStar Lake, Wisconsin.One of the trees that was cut down fell in Lorenz's direction: he jumped from the tree and broke his leg. TheChicago Tribunereported that Lorenz jumped a distance of twenty feet in order to escape instant death.[8]
Death[edit]
Lorenz died on 4 August 1915 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, after suffering astroke.[1]Lorenz was 57 years old when he died and he was not married.[6]
In 2005 he was posthumously awarded a Wisconsin Visual Art Achievement Award.[9]
Gallery[edit]
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Indian Chief, c. 1890s oil on canvas -
Chasing the Line (1907) -
Burial on the Plains by Richard Lorenz 1890
References[edit]
- ^abc"Richard Lorenz".Times Union. 4 August 1915.Retrieved12 June2022.
- ^Levy, Hannah Heidi (2004).Famous Wisconsin artists and architects.Oregon, WI: Badger Books. p. 48.ISBN978-1932542127.Retrieved13 June2022.
- ^abcd"Richard Lorenz".Encyclopedia of Milwaukee.Retrieved12 June2022.
- ^ab"The Critical Moment".Chicago Tribune. 26 April 1901.Retrieved12 June2022.
- ^ab"Yee Haw".St. Louis Post-Dispatch. 23 December 1999.Retrieved12 June2022.
- ^ab"Painter of Western Life".Boston Evening Transcript. 4 August 1915.Retrieved12 June2022.
- ^"Obituary Richard Lorenz".American Art News.13(35): 5. 14 August 1915.JSTOR25588669.Retrieved13 June2022.
- ^"Artist Lorenz Breaks Leg".Chicago Tribune. 21 February 1896.Retrieved12 June2022.
- ^"Richard Lorenz".Wisconsin Visual Art Achievement Awards.Retrieved15 June2022.
External links[edit]
Media related toRichard Lorenz (artist)at Wikimedia Commons
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