Ludwig von Hofmann

Ludwig von Hofmann
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(1861–1945) tysk professor

Ludwig von Hofmann (Germany, 1861–1945) is listed in the catalogue as a painter, a printmaker, and a designer. By year of birth, Ludwig von Hofmann belongs to the chapter ‘Post-Impressionism and Symbolism’ in this site’s history of art.

Ludwig von Hofmann was born in Darmstadt and died in Pillnitz. Ludwig von Hofmann trained at Dresden Academy of Fine Arts, Academy of Fine Arts, Karlsruhe, and Académie Julian. The teachers included Ferdinand Keller, Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, and Paul-Albert Besnard. Wikidata associates Ludwig von Hofmann with Symbolism. Ludwig von Hofmann was awarded Goethe Medal for Art and Science.

The catalogue has 8 works by Ludwig von Hofmann with free images. The dated works span the years 1890–1914. Works by Ludwig von Hofmann are held by several collections, among them Alte Nationalgalerie, Muzeum Narodowe w Warszawie, Thomas Mann Archives, and Österreichische Galerie Belvedere.

Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Stanisław Lentz, Alexander Ignatius Roche, Floris Verster, Victor Oliva, and Max Fleischer.