Walter Firle
Walter Firle or Walther Firle (August 22, 1859 – November 20, 1929) was a German portrait and genre painter. He was born in Breslau (now Wrocław) and died in Munich, where much of his work remains in public collections. Perhaps his most notable work is the portrait of King Ludwig III that was used for several postal stamp designs in the state of Bavaria. • Illustration — The Fairy Tale • Illustration — Bavarian stamp with portrait of King Ludwig III by Walter Firle (1915)
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- Name
- Walter Firle
- Born
- August 22, 1859
- Birthplace
- Breslau, Kingdom of Prussia
- Died
- November 20, 1929
- Place of death
- Munich, Bavaria, Germany
- Nationality
- Germany
- Occupation
- painter
- Fields
- portrait
- Languages
- German
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Walter Firle or Walther Firle (August 22, 1859 – November 20, 1929) was a German portrait and genre painter. He was born in Breslau (now Wrocław) and died in Munich, where much of his work remains in public collections. Perhaps his most notable work is the portrait of King Ludwig III that was used for several postal stamp designs in the state of Bavaria. • Illustration — The Fairy Tale • Illustration — Bavarian stamp with portrait of King Ludwig III by Walter Firle (1915)
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The recorded working language is German. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are portrait. Places of work recorded in the authority are Munich. Work by Walter Firle is recorded in the collections of Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, Hungarian National Gallery, National Museum Paleis het Loo and Alte Nationalgalerie.
series of stamps of Bavaria, Ludwig III, King of Bavaria (1845-1921)
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• Name — Walter Firle • Born — August 22, 1859 • Birthplace — Breslau, Kingdom of Prussia • Died — November 20, 1929 • Place of death — Munich, Bavaria, Germany
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Walter Firle is recorded as painter.
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1859
Walter Firle born at Wrocław.
1929
Walter Firle died at Munich.
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Wrocław.
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- 1.Andreas Zoller: Der Landschaftsmaler Edmund Steppes (1873–1968) und seine Vision einer „deutschen Malerei“. S. 157 (d-nb.info PDF).
- 2.Eduard Engels: Walther Firle. In: Die Kunst unserer Zeit. S. 117.
- 3.Catalogue of the Munich Fine Art Exhibition. 1906, S. 20 ( ).
- 4.Galerie Fine Art bei artists.de (Abgerufen am 7. September 2012).
- 5.Walther Firle Breslau 1859–1929 München. Abgerufen am 7. September 2012.
- 6.Westermanns Monatshefte. Band 143. G. Westermann, 1927, S. 233 (books.google.de Vorschau).
- 7.Heino von Dickinson-Wildberg: Das Dresdner Hoftheater in der Gegenwart. Pierson, Dresden 1902, S. 54. (books.google.de Vorschau).
- 8.Walter Firle (1859–1929). Abgerufen am 7. September 2012.
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q2547164: Walter FirleWikimedia Foundation
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