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Kies een stemming en de kamer zelf antwoordt — het licht koelt of warmt op, de sfeer verandert van tempo, en alleen de werken die dat gevoel belichamen, treden naar voren uit de duisternis. De rest verdwijnt in de schaduw.
Leo Putz
The Light of Merano and Paris Merano, South Tyrol, serves as the starting point for Leo Putz in 1869. The son of a mayor and spa owner, he moves to Munich at sixteen, driven by an impulse that bypasses his father's wishes. Under the guidance of his stepbrother, Robert Poetzelberger, the foundations of drawing take shape. This early training leads him to the Academy of Fine Arts Munich, where history painter Gabriel von Hackl provides in
struction. The scene shifts to Paris between 1891 and 1892. At the Académie Julian, the atmosphere changes under the influence of William-Adolphe Bouguereau and Benjamin Constant. Here, the seeds of Impressionism begin to take root in his practice. Returning to Munich, he enters the studio of Paul Hoecker. The academic rigidity of the past begins to fracture. In 1897, he joins the Munich Secession, a move that places him at the center…