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Thursday, July 11, 2019

Leo von König, painter

Portrait of Käthe Kollwitz
Leo Freiherr von König (1871-1944) was a German painter of the Berlin Secession .
Tthe son of a Prussian general, he belonged to the Berlin Secession, as did other artists asMax Liebermann , Lovis Corinth and Max Slevogt.  He was close to Impressionism, having studied in Paris and Berlin. His works include portraits of Gerhart Hauptmann , Ernst Barlach , Emil Nolde , Käthe Kollwitz and Eugen d 'Albert .
The arrival of the Nazis to power did not put an end to his career, even if Hitler himself disliked him. 
Emil Nolde



Actor Alexander Moissi


Gerhart Hauptmann

Self-portrait






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