British, 19th – 20th century, male.
Born 13 May 1867, in Bruges, Belgium, to English parents; died 11 June 1956, in Ditchling.
Painter (including gouache), watercolourist, engraver, lithographer, illustrator. Religious subjects, figure compositions, figures, local scenes (carnival), rustic scenes, urban landscapes, architectural views, urban views, harbour scenes, seascapes...
Belgian, 20th century, male.
Born 1869, in Antwerp; died 1941, in Brussels.
Painter, sculptor, illustrator, poster artist. Religious subjects, portraits, landscapes.
Art Nouveau.
Having first studied law, Ghisbert Combaz became a pupil at the academy in Antwerp and a professor at the Brussels academy. He spent most of his life in Antwerp, where he exhibited from 1886 onwards; he also exhibited in conjunction with the association of Art Nouveau artists known as the Libre Esthétique from 1897. As an art historian, he made special study of the art of the Far East. With their sinuous and undulating rhythm, the arabesques in his engravings and posters provide typical examples of the Modern Style....
French, 19th – 20th century, male.
Born 1864, in Remiremont, Lorraine; died 16 December 1948, in Lay-St-Christophe, Lorraine.
Painter, designer. Religious subjects, figures, landscapes. Murals, designs for fabrics and book binding.
Art Nouveau.
School of Nancy.
The father of the sculptor Henri Guingot, Louis Guingot trained from ...
German, 19th – 20th century, male.
Born 22 May 1869, in Wachbach bei Mergentheim; died 1926, in Dresden.
Painter, draughtsman. Religious subjects. Murals, designs (furniture, fabrics, carpets).
Jugendstil.
Otto Gussmann first attended classes at the Kunstgewerbeschule in Stuttgart, then at the Kunstgewerbemuseum in Berlin under Max Koch. After this, he entered the academy in Berlin, where he was supervised by Josef Scheurenberg. In ...
German, 19th – 20th century, male.
Born 3 June 1872, in Cölln near Meissen; died 9 July 1907, in Meissen.
Sculptor, modeller, painter (porcelain). Religious subjects, figures. Busts, figurines, designs (ceramics, decorative objects, metal objects).
Jugendstil.
Julius Konrad Hentschel was the son of Ernst Julius Hentschel. He served his apprenticeship in the Royal Meissen porcelain factory (Königliche Sächsische Porzellan Manufaktur, renamed in ...
German, 19th – 20th century, male.
Born 9 February 1870, in Hamburg; died May 1952, in Lüneburg (Lower Saxony).
Painter, engraver (wood/etching), lithographer, draughtsman. Military subjects, religious subjects, figures, nudes, landscapes, urban landscapes, seascapes, animals. Designs (furniture).
Jugendstil.
Arthur Karl Wilhelm Illies came from a family of merchants. He trained at the Kunstgewerbeschule in Munich and the Akademie der bildenden Künste, where he was taught by Lesker and Herterich. On returning to Hamburg, where he was born, he became a founder member, in ...
German, 19th – 20th century, male.
Born 7 February 1863, in Leobschütz; died 1938, in Munich.
Sculptor. Religious subjects, figures. Groups.
Jugendstil.
Richard König was a student at the academy in Berlin (1882-1885) under the supervision of Calandrelli, then at the academy in Dresden (...
Polish, 19th – 20th century, male.
Born 19 April 1869, in Ropczyce; died 1946, in Wadowice.
Painter, engraver. Allegorical subjects, portraits, interiors, still-lifes, landscapes. Stage sets, church decoration, designs for stained glass.
Symbolism, Art Nouveau.
Józef Mehoffer studied at the Cracow academy from 1887 to 1889...
Romanian, 20th century, male.
Born 1873, in Pitesti.
Painter, fresco artist. History painting, religious subjects.
Art Nouveau.
Costin Petrescu studied in Bucharest and Vienna and became professor at the fine arts academy in Bucharest.
Italian, 19th – 20th century, male.
Born 31st August 1852, in Ferrara; died 21st June 1920, in Lavagna (Liguria).
Painter, watercolourist, pastellist, draughtsman, illustrator. Religious subjects, portraits, genre scenes, landscapes.
Symbolism, Art Nouveau.
Previati studied at the academy in Ferrara, where he was influenced by the post-Romanticism of Girolamo Domenichini and Giovanni Pagliarini, and then at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Florence, where he frequented the studio of Amos Cassioli. He subsequently studied under Giuseppe Bertini at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera in Milan....
German, 19th – 20th century, male.
Born 22 December 1869, in Burkhardtscharf, near Chemnitz; died 19 June 1927, in Wachwitz, near Dresden.
Painter, pastellist, poster artist. Religious subjects.
Jugendstil.
Osmar Schindler was a pupil of Ferdinand W. Pauwels and Leon Pohle at the Academy of Fine Arts at Dresden, where he himself became a teacher. He contributed to the review ...
Spanish, 19th – 20th century, male.
Born 1856, in Barcelona; died 1932.
Painter, watercolourist, draughtsman, illustrator. Religious subjects, figures, portraits, genre scenes.
Symbolism, Art Nouveau.
José Maria Tamburini y Dalmau came from a family of silversmiths of Italian origin who settled in Barcelona. From the age of 13 he studied under Antoni Caba at the Barcelona school of fine arts. He then went to Paris where he worked at the studio of the portrait artist Léon Bonnat. He then later spent time in Naples and returned to live in Barcelona in ...
