Portrait of Dr. Victor Heinrich Klinkhardt (III) (Bildnis Dr. Victor Heinrich Klinkhardt [III]) (plate 29) from the illustrated book Deutsche Graphiker der Gegenwart (German Printmakers of Our Time)

Ludwig MeidnerWW-1920-M006658

1920·Lithograph from an illustrated book with fifteen lithographs, eight woodcuts, eight reproductions and one lithographed cover·composition (irreg.): 9 3/4 x 7 9/16" (24.8 x 19.2 cm); page: 12 11/16 x 9 9/16" (32.3 x 24.3 cm)

Catalogue

Year: 1920
Medium: Lithograph from an illustrated book with fifteen lithographs, eight woodcuts, eight reproductions and one lithographed cover
Dimensions: composition (irreg.): 9 3/4 x 7 9/16" (24.8 x 19.2 cm); page: 12 11/16 x 9 9/16" (32.3 x 24.3 cm)
Collection: Museum of Modern Art
Artist: Ludwig Meidner

Artist

Ludwig Meidner

Painting

Painter and printmaker Ludwig Meidner was born in Bernstadt, Germany (today Bierutów, Poland), in 1884. As a young man, following the advice of his parents, he undertook an apprenticeship with a stonemason, but eventually left his position to study at the Königliche Kunstschule (Royal School of Art) in Breslau (now Wroclaw) for about two years beginning in 1903, before ultimately relocating to Berlin. Here, he established a career as a draftsman, and commonly garnered work as a fashion illustrator. He spent a brief time living in Paris, between 1906–07, where he took classes at the Académie Julian, and met and befriended fellow artist Amedeo Modigliani.

Frankfurt

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