Arthur Kampf artwork • painting • previously for sale Rendez-vous
Arthur Kampf
Aken (Duitsland) 1864-1950 Castrop-Rauxel (Duitsland)
1864-1950
Rendez-vous
oil on canvas 52.5 x 63.3 cm, signed l.r.
This painting was previously for sale.
Provenance: part. bezit Duitsland.
Arthur Kampf studied at the art academies of Düsseldorf and Berlin. After completing his studies, he became a lecturer at the first academy. Some years later, the artist became director of the Hochschule für Bildende Künste in Berlin and a member of the Preussischen Akademie der Künste. Kampf was a history painter, and occasionally chose historical scenes as a subject. These paintings were also used as political propaganda material. In addition to the aforementioned subjects, the artist also painted mythological scenes and theatre scenes.
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