Louise Catherine Breslau
(1856–1927) German-Swiss painter (1856-1927)
Louise Catherine Breslau (Switzerland, 1856–1927) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Louise Catherine Breslau belongs to the chapter ‘Post-Impressionism and Symbolism’ in this site’s history of art.
Louise Catherine Breslau was born in Munich and died in 16th arrondissement of Paris. Louise Catherine Breslau trained at Académie Julian. The teachers included Eduard Pfyffer and Tony Robert-Fleury. Louise Catherine Breslau worked in Paris and Zurich. Wikidata associates Louise Catherine Breslau with Impressionism. Louise Catherine Breslau was awarded Knight of the Legion of Honour.
The best-known works include ‘Chez soi’, ‘Henry Davison’, ‘Kids’, and ‘Portrait of Jean Carriès in his studio’. The works belong mainly to the genres portrait, still life, and genre art. The catalogue has 23 works by Louise Catherine Breslau with free images. The dated works span the years 1880–1908. Works by Louise Catherine Breslau are held by several collections, among them Cantonal Museum of Fine Arts, Statens porträttsamling, Musée Comtadin-Duplessis, and Museum of Art and History Geneva. Wikidata links one work to a movement covered in the chapter ‘Impressionism’.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Ferdinand Hodler, Charles Maurin, Hermann Vogel, Friedrich Kallmorgen, and Walter Gay.