Hugo Vogel

Hugo Vogel studied at Kunstakademie Düsseldorf. Training under Eduard von Gebhardt, Wilhelm Sohn and Jules Lefebvre is recorded. August von Brandis and Clara Siewert are recorded as having studied under Hugo Vogel. The recorded working language is German. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are portrait and history. Places of work recorded in the authority are Düsseldorf, Berlin and Netherlands. Employment is recorded with Berlin University of the Arts and Academy of Arts, Berlin. Work by Hugo Vogel is recorded in the collections of Art Institute of Chicago, Berlinische Galerie, Führermuseum, Alte Nationalgalerie and Hamburger Kunsthalle. Distinctions recorded are gold medal and Ehrengrab.

• Name — Hugo Vogel • Birth Name — Hugo Vogel • Born — 15 February 1855 • Birthplace — Magdeburg, Kingdom of Prussia • Died — 26 September 1934 • Place of death — Berlin, Germany • Education — Kunstakademie Düsseldorf • Known for — Historical scenes and portrait painting • Notable Works — Martin Luther Preaching in Wartburg Castle (c. 1883) • Movement — Vereinigung der XI; precursor to the Berlin Secession • Awards — Gold medal, Große Berliner Kunstausstellung (1900)

Vogel was born 15 February 1855 in Magdeburg. His father was a merchant. After graduating from the Realschule in Magdeburg in 1874, he entered the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, where he studied with Wilhelm Sohn and Eduard von Gebhardt among others. He completed his courses there in 1880 and, three years later, exhibited several historical paintings at the Prussian Academy of Arts. • Illustration — Martin Luther Preaching in Wartburg Castle

In 1886, following an extended visit to Italy, he settled in Berlin. The following year, he was given a professorship at the academy, a position he held until 1892, when he lost it as a result of the "Munch Affair". This involved an exhibit by the Norwegian artist Edvard Munch that was closed by the academy's conservative Director, Anton von Werner. In protest, Vogel and several other painters joined to create the "Vereinigung der XI", a precursor to the Berlin Secession. Among his notable students during his tenure were August von Brandis and Clara Siewert. In 1893, he went to Paris to study with Jules Lefebvre. After that, he travelled throughout Spain, North Africa, Italy and the Low Countries. In 1900, he was awarded a gold medal at the "Große Berliner Kunstausstellung", a prestigious art exhibition held from 1893 to 1969. In addition to his canvases, he created frescoes with historical themes in several town halls; notably in Berlin, Hamburg and Merseburg. In 1902, the fresco in Merseburg, Der deutsche Michael, became the subject of plagiarism accusations when the magazine, Der Kunstwart, pointed out its resemblance to an equestrian statue by Paul Dubois, depicting Joan of Arc. From 1915 to 1917, during World War I, he accompanied Paul von Hindenburg to the Eastern Front as his official portrait painter.