Traces of a Roman Road
Karl Kluth (Halle/Saale 1898 - Hamburg 1972)
Lot-No. 219
Pen drawing, 47,5 x 63 cm, monogr. a. dat. K 62, lo. le. on the passepartout inscribed "Spuren einer Römerstraße (Petronell)", matted a. framed under glass, uninspected out of frame. - Petronell-Carnuntum is a village in Lower Austria. - Painter a. graphic artist, studied at the Karlsruhe academy under A. Haueisen, master student of A. Babberger, in 1938/29 he was awarded the first Lichwark prize, cooperated with E. Munch in Norway, 1951 to 1962 professor at the Hamburg academy, where he trained the painters of the artist group "Zebra", 1957 Edwin Scharff award, guest of honour of Villa Massimo, Rome. - Mus.: Hamburg (Kunsthalle, Altonaer Museum, Museum für Kunst u. Gewerbe a. others), Berlin (Nationalgalerie), Schleswig (SHLM), Hannover (Sprengelmuseum), Halle (Moritzburg) a. others. - Lit.: Thieme-Becker, Rump, Der Neue Rump, Spielmann "K.K." a. others.
Karl Kluth: Traces of a Roman Road
Karl Kluth (Halle/Saale 1898 - Hamburg 1972)
Traces of a Roman Road
Lot-No. 219
Pen drawing, 47,5 x 63 cm, monogr. a. dat. K 62, lo. le. on the passepartout inscribed "Spuren einer Römerstraße (Petronell)", matted a. framed under glass, uninspected out of frame. - Petronell-Carnuntum is a village in Lower Austria. - Painter a. graphic artist, studied at the Karlsruhe academy under A. Haueisen, master student of A. Babberger, in 1938/29 he was awarded the first Lichwark prize, cooperated with E. Munch in Norway, 1951 to 1962 professor at the Hamburg academy, where he trained the painters of the artist group "Zebra", 1957 Edwin Scharff award, guest of honour of Villa Massimo, Rome. - Mus.: Hamburg (Kunsthalle, Altonaer Museum, Museum für Kunst u. Gewerbe a. others), Berlin (Nationalgalerie), Schleswig (SHLM), Hannover (Sprengelmuseum), Halle (Moritzburg) a. others. - Lit.: Thieme-Becker, Rump, Der Neue Rump, Spielmann "K.K." a. others.