Ludwig Knaus
Ludwig Knaus (1829–1910) was a painter and etcher.
Also recorded as prof. ludwig knaus; knaus l.; Knaus; l.s knauss; prof. ludwig knaus-berlin; professor ludwig knaus.
Overview
Born at Wiesbaden in 1829, died at Berlin in 1910.
In detail
Ludwig Knaus studied at Kunstakademie Düsseldorf. training under Karl Ferdinand Sohn and Otto Reinhold Jacobi is recorded. Mihály Munkácsy, Knut Ekwall and Ernst te Peerdt are recorded as having studied under Ludwig Knaus. the recorded working language is German.
Subjects and genres recorded for the work are genre and history.
Places of work recorded in the authority are Düsseldorf, Paris and Berlin. Employment is recorded with Academy of Arts, Berlin. Membership is recorded of Royal Academy of Arts, Malkasten and Legion of Honour.
Works named in the authority record are Drunken peasants.
Work by Ludwig Knaus is recorded in the collections of Minneapolis Institute of Art, British Museum, Hessen Kassel Heritage, Walters Art Museum and Hermitage Museum.
Distinctions recorded are Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order and Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art.
Sources
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“Ludwig Knaus”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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