Carl Langhein
Carl Johannes Louis Langhein (29 February 1872, Hamburg – 26 June 1941, Hadamar) was German painter and graphic artist.
Life and work
He was born to Carl Jacob Martin Langhein (1846–1914), an
From 1891 to 1892, he was able to study at the
As part of the celebrations related to the golden wedding anniversary of Grand Duke Friedrich I and Grand Duchess Luise, in 1906, Langhein and several others were given professorships.[1] That same year, he was able to build a combination studio and home in Otterndorf. In 1907, he was one of the founders of the Deutscher Werkbund. Four years later, he built a second home in Otterndorf and settled there permanently.
During World War I, he served in the Imperial German Navy, with the rank of Lieutenant, and was awarded the Hanseatic Cross. Upon being discharged, he established his own publishing company, the Hanseatischer Kunstverlag GmbH, based in Hamburg.[2]
In 1926, he was diagnosed with
Two streets have been named for him; in Karlsruhe's
References
- ^ "Personal- und Ateliernachrichten" in: Die Kunst für alle: Malerei, Plastik, Graphik, Architektur, 1906 (Langhein is incorrectly referred to as "Wilhelm")
- ^ Hanseatischer Kunstverlag, in the Hamburger Adressbuch (1920).
- ^ Walter von Zur Westen: "Carl Langhein" (obituary), in: Gebrauchsgraphik, Vol.18, October 1941, pg.25
- ^ Biography Archived 2019-01-17 at the Wayback Machine, Gerd H. Langhein, Notoriat Rathausmarkt, Hamburg
Further reading
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- Bernd Ottnad: "Langhein, Carl Johannes Louis" in: Badische Biographien, new ed., Vol.6, )
- Katja Förster: "Carl Johannes Louis Langhein" in: Stadtlexikon Karlsruhe, 2014 (Online)
External links
- Haus Hochkamp, Langhein's home; now the "Jugendherberge Otterndorf" (youth hostel)