Louis Gurlitt

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Louis Gurlitt
Louis Gurlitt

Louis Gurlitt
Born Heinrich Louis Theodor Gurlitt
(1812-03-08)March 8, 1812
Altona, Hamburg (Holstein)
Died November 19, 1897(1897-11-19) (aged 85)
Naundorf near Schmiedeberg, Saxony
Occupation Landscape painter
Spouse(s)
  • Elise Saxild (1837–39)
  • Julie Bürger (1843–44)
  • Elisabeth Lewald (1847–1897)
Children
  • Wilhelm (second marriage)
  • 5 sons, 1 daughter in third marriage; among others: Cornelius, Fritz, Ludwig
Parents
  • Johan August Wilhem Gurlitt
  • Helene Eberstein
Relatives Cornelius Gurlitt (brother)
Evening at Kullen, oil on canvas. 69 x 95 cm

Heinrich Louis Theodor Gurlitt (March 8, 1812 – November 19, 1897), also called Louis Gurlitt, was a Danish-German painter of landscapes. His brother was the composer Cornelius Gurlitt, and his son was the architect and art historian also called Cornelius Gurlitt.

Louis Gurlitt was a Danish painter, born in Altona in Holstein to Johan August Wilhem Gurlitt and Helene Eberstein. Altona was then one of the largest Danish towns, due to royal privileges allowing among other things freedom of religion. He received his first degree from Siegfried Detlev Bendixen's studio in Hamburg. Gurlitt studied in Copenhagen 1832 and won a silver medal in 1833, and exhibited here until about 1875. The academy recommended him as one of the most mature and talented students. He married Elise Saxild in 1837. After her death in 1839 he married Julie Bürger, with whom he had a son. After his second wife's death in 1844 he married Elisabeth Lewald in 1847. After the marriage he constantly lived in Austria and Germany. Being from Holsten he chose the German side in the conflicts in 1848 and 1864, when Prussia won the war and Schleswig-Holstein which was under the reign of the Danish king. He was known for his oil paintings. Gurlitt stayed well connected to Danish painters. But he was born Danish and then became German. The Royal collection of paintings owns six of his famous works. His painting titled Norwegian Landscape was auctioned at $22,174 in 2012 at Sotheby's London "European Paintings". A few of his Paintings are:

  • Landscape Near Salzburg
  • Monte Pellegrino
  • Bay Of Ieranto With Fishermen
  • North Italian Landscape

His Paintings were at "19th century paintings" and "19th century European paintings" auctions.

Norwegian Waterfall
Mountain landscape around Dorf Tirol. Oil on wood. 38 x 53 cm. Signed lower left, dated 1838

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