{"title":"Hofmann, Ludwig von","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLudwig von Hofmann (1861-1945)\u003c\/strong\u003e was a German painter, graphic artist and designer. He worked in a combination of the Art Nouveau and Symbolist styles. His work was part of the painting event in the art competition at the 1928 Summer Olympics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe was born in Darmstadt. His father was the Prussian statesman Karl von Hofmann, who served as Minister-president of the Grand Duchy of Hesse from 1872 to 1876 and was briefly Trade Minister in the cabinet of Otto von Bismarck.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLudwig began his studies in 1883 at the Dresden Academy of Fine Arts, then studied with Ferdinand Keller at the Academy of Fine Arts, Karlsruhe. In 1889, he attended the Académie Julian in Paris, where he came under the influence of Pierre Puvis de Chavannes and Paul-Albert Besnard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter 1890, he was a freelance painter in Berlin. From 1894 to 1900, he travelled extensively and spent a great deal of his time at his villa in Fiesole. His appreciation of antiquity and attraction to the idea of Arcadia permeates much of his work. After 1895, he was a regular contributor of illustrations for the Art Nouveau magazine Pan. In 1896, he became a member of the Berlin Secession and he was married in 1899. He was also a member of the Deutscher Künstlerbund\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1903, he was appointed a professor at the Weimar Saxon Grand Ducal Art School, where he became a member of the avant-garde literary and artistic group centered around Harry Graf Kessler. Jean Arp and Ivo Hauptmann were among his students. In 1916, he was named a professor at the academy in Dresden, where he remained until 1931. He also provided illustrations for a new translation of the Odyssey by Leopold Ziegler and works by Gerhart Hauptmann (Ivo's father).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis overall production slackened in the 1930s and, in 1937, some of his works were labeled as \"degenerate art\". He retired to Pillnitz, near Dresden, where he died in 1945. His remaining works were almost confiscated by the Russians after the war, but his widow managed to save them.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"hofmann-ludwig-von-1861-1945-poster-for-the-1st-exhibition-of-the-berlin-secession-1899","title":"Hofmann, Ludwig von (1861-1945) - Poster for the 1st Exhibition of the Berlin Secession 1899","description":"\u003cp\u003ePoster by German artist Ludwig von Hofmann.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis download consists of 1 image in JPEG format that is 600dpi and 3390 pixels wide by 5040 pixels tall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe picture is out of copyright and in the public domain, so you are free to use it in whatever way you'd like, including commercial use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRead more about \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/publicdomainimagelibrary.com\/collections\/hofmann-ludwig-von\" title=\"Ludwig von Hofmann\"\u003eLudwig von Hofmann\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Digital Download - 1 image","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":60935480607050,"sku":null,"price":0.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0776\/7965\/7290\/files\/Hofmann_Ludwigvon_1861-1945_-Posterforthe1stExhibitionoftheBerlinSecession1899_main.jpg?v=1769342471"},{"product_id":"hofmann-ludwig-von-1861-1945-spring-round-dance-detail-1909","title":"Hofmann, Ludwig von (1861-1945) - Spring Round Dance (detail) 1909","description":"\u003cp\u003ePicture by German artist Ludwig von Hofmann.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis download consists of 1 image in JPEG format that is 600dpi and 5409 pixels wide by 6516 pixels tall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe picture is out of copyright and in the public domain, so you are free to use it in whatever way you'd like, including commercial use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRead more about \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/publicdomainimagelibrary.com\/collections\/hofmann-ludwig-von\" title=\"Ludwig von Hofmann\"\u003eLudwig von Hofmann\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Digital Download - 1 image","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":60935498039626,"sku":null,"price":0.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0776\/7965\/7290\/files\/Hofmann_Ludwigvon_1861-1945_-SpringRoundDance_detail_1909_main.jpg?v=1769342471"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0776\/7965\/7290\/collections\/Hofmann_Ludwig_von_1861-1945-3593704.jpg?v=1769342373","url":"https:\/\/publicdomainimagelibrary.com\/collections\/hofmann-ludwig-von.oembed","provider":"Public Domain Image Library","version":"1.0","type":"link"}