Ludwig Straub, Summer Landscape, 1948, Oil on Hardboard, Framed

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Ludwig Straub

1905 Mannheim - 1973 ibid.

'Summer landscape (probably near Seeheim on the Bergstrasse) with sheaves of grain'
Signed … Read more Ludwig Straub

1905 Mannheim - 1973 ibid.

'Summer landscape (probably near Seeheim on the Bergstrasse) with sheaves of grain'
Signed and dated lower left (1948)
Oil on hardboard, framed
Size: 66.5 x 51.8 cm (without frame) or 69.6 x 55.1 cm (with frame)

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Ludwig Straub
Painter, draftsman, printmaker.

Attended the Mannheim School of Applied Arts and the Free Academy in Barcelona. He undertook study trips to Rome, the Near East, North Africa, Sumatra, India, China, Japan, and the Philippines, and lived in Paris for an extended period.

Ludwig Straub lived and worked in Seeheim on the Bergstrasse (Domweg 3) and in Mannheim.

In addition to his work as an artist, Straub also worked as a decorator and interior designer for companies.

Ludwig Straub primarily painted figurative works, landscapes, and still lifes in an expressively realistic style. He also created murals and mosaics.

Collections

Kunsthalle Mannheim

Awards

1963 Advancement Award from the Association of Friends and Patrons of the Hessian State Museum

Memberships

"Fédération française des societés d'art graphique et plastique" (the first German after 1945)

"International Institute of Arts and Letters" (Zurich)

Solo Exhibitions:

1957 Solo exhibition of the "International Institute of Arts and Letters" (Lindau)

1960 Special exhibition at the Lore Dauer Art Salon (Mannheim)

1965 Solo exhibition for his 60th birthday at the Mannheim Art Association

1969 Exhibitions of lithographs at the Galerie Südwest (Saarbrücken) This piece has an attribution mark,
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