Ludwig Straub, Self-Portrait, 1930s, Oil on Hardboard, Framed

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Ludwig Straub
1905 Mannheim - 1973 ibid.

Self-Portrait
unsigned, [circa 1935-40]
Oil and tempera on hardboard, framed
Size: 74 x … Read more Ludwig Straub
1905 Mannheim - 1973 ibid.

Self-Portrait
unsigned, [circa 1935-40]
Oil and tempera on hardboard, framed
Size: 74 x 59.7 cm (with frame) or 69.5 x 55.3 cm (without frame)

Provenance:
1) from the artist's estate
2) from 1) to a private collection (Mannheim)

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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 resided and worked in Seeheim an der 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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