Ludwig Kainer

สถานที่: Munich

เกิด: 1885

ความตาย: 1967

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Ludwig Kainer was a German graphic artist, draftsman, painter, illustrator, film architect and costume designer. He was born in Munich in 1885 and studied medicine before turning to art. During a stay in Paris in 1909, Kainer discovered the Impressionists and taught himself the basics of this art. He entered into contact with the Ballets Russes around Sergei Djagilew and Vaslav Nijinsky and contributed to the satirical newspaper Simplicissimus. He met his first wife, the Austrian painter and draftswoman Lene Schneider, during his first stay in Paris (1909/10). After divorcing in 1924, Kainer married Margaret née Levy. Margaret's father, Norbert Levy, a wealthy metals dealer, set up a foundation to benefit Margaret shortly before his death in 1927. Kainer settled in Berlin in 1910 and worked primarily as a graphic artist, designing and drawing posters and illustrations for magazines. In 1914 he designed the cover of Kurt Pinthus' Das Kinobuch and exhibited at the Bugra in Leipzig. In 1920 he provided illustrations and cover art for a volume of stories. He died in Paris in 1967.