1875 - 1944

Osnovne informacije

  • Died: 1944
  • Art period: Modern
  • Works on this site: 13
  • Lifespan: 69 years
  • Color intensity:
    • monochromatic
    • balanced
  • Top 3 works:
    • Still Life with Ceramic Jug, Bottle and Fruit
    • L'Estaque
    • Landscape
  • Museums on this site:
    • Wallraf-Richartz-Museum
    • Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe
    • Stadtisches Museum

The Life of Rudolf Levy

Rudolf Levy was a German expressionist painter of Jewish ancestry. Born in Stettin, he grew up in Danzig after his family moved there during his childhood. Although he was apprenticed to a carpenter following his primary education, he pursued his passion for art by enrolling at the Academy of Fine Arts, Karlsruhe, in 1895. He later moved to Munich to open a studio with Hans Purrmann and continued his studies at the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich, under Nikolaus Gysis. He also studied plein aire painting with Heinrich von Zügel.

Levy's travels took him to Paris, where he established a circle of German-speaking artists at Le Dôme Café, and later to the south of France and Tunisia. During the First World War, he served as a German soldier in Artois and Flanders, earning the Iron Cross in 1915.

Later Years and Persecution

After the war, Levy settled in Berlin and married Eugennie Schindler. In 1928, he became a member of the Berlin Secession. Due to increasing persecution, he moved to Rapallo, Italy, and later visited Mallorca and New York. By 1937, his works were included on the Nazi list of Degenerate Art.

Following the outbreak of World War II, his residence permit was cancelled, forcing him to leave Ischia. He eventually found refuge in Florence, but after the German Army occupied Italy in 1943, he went underground. In December 1943, he was arrested by the Gestapo after being lured into a trap by agents pretending to be art buyers. He was imprisoned at Le Murate and placed on a transport to Auschwitz, where it is believed he died.

Pitanja i odgovori

Pod kojim drugim imenima ili pseudonimima je poznat/a Rudolf Levy?

Rudolf Levy je poznat/a i pod imenom رودلف لافي, ルドルフ・レヴィ, Рудольф Леви, Рудольф Леві.

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U kom gradu i državi je rođen/a Rudolf Levy?

Rudolf Levy je rođen/a u gradu Szczecin, u državi Poland.

Na koje periode je podeljena karijera umetnika Rudolf Levy?

Hronika umetnika Rudolf Levy predstavlja hronološku vremensku liniju koja se pomera uz skrolovanje i prikazuje dela umetnika po hronološkom redu, grupisana u poglavlja prema periodima stvaralaštva.