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1853 Rhineland Pfalz, Germany - 1921 Brooklyn, New York. Known for: Trompe still life, animal, genre.
Born in the Rhineland area of Germany, August Laux became noted for his richly colored, precisely rendered floral still lifes and genre scenes, although early in his career his reputation was for... Read full biography
Born in the Rhineland area of Germany, August Laux became noted for his richly colored, precisely rendered floral still lifes and genre scenes, although early in his career his reputation was for frescoes and decorative painting. His parents were French and relatives held high government positions... Read full biography
Born in the Rhineland area of Germany, August Laux became noted for his richly colored, precisely rendered floral still lifes and genre scenes, although early in his career his reputation was for frescoes and decorative painting. His parents were French and relatives held high government positions in Strausburg. A cousin and one of his uncles were sculptors in Paris, and with exposure from childhood to persons creative in the arts, Laux followed this path. He emigrated to New York City with his... Read full biography
Born in the Rhineland area of Germany, August Laux became noted for his richly colored, precisely rendered floral still lifes and genre scenes, although early in his career his reputation was for frescoes and decorative painting. His parents were French and relatives held high government positions in Strausburg. A cousin and one of his uncles were sculptors in Paris, and with exposure from childhood to persons creative in the arts, Laux followed this path. He emigrated to New York City with his parents in 1863 and began studying sculpture, but in 1867 switched to painting, enrolling in classes in the National Academy of Design. He first exhibited there in 1870, and three years later accepted a commission to paint the scenery for a private... Read full biography
Born in the Rhineland area of Germany, August Laux became noted for his richly colored, precisely rendered floral still lifes and genre scenes, although early in his career his reputation was for frescoes and decorative painting. His parents were French and relatives held high government positions in Strausburg. A cousin and one of his uncles were sculptors in Paris, and with exposure from childhood to persons creative in the arts, Laux followed this path. He emigrated to New York City with his parents in 1863 and began studying sculpture, but in 1867 switched to painting, enrolling in classes in the National Academy of Design. He first exhibited there in 1870, and three years later accepted a commission to paint the scenery for a private club in Manhattan. This mural received such acclaim that he became much sought after for frescoes and other decorations in public buildings as w... Read full biography
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Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005Davenport, Ray2,421 pagesSelect Works: Fine American and European Paintings
1999
(Exhibition catalog)Caldwell, Joseph S III & IV20 pages (color)Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)3,724 pagesSelections from Gertrude Vandeveer Spratlen Collection
1997Schlier, Deborah63 pages (color)Fine American and European Paintings
1991
(Exhibition catalog)Schwarz - Philadelphia47 pages (color)Art Across America: New England, New York, Mid-Atlantic (Volume One)
1990Gerdts, William H421 pages (color)Annual Exhibition Record, 1876-1913, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Volume II
1989
(Exhibition catalog)Falk, Peter Hastings612 pagesMantle Fielding's Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers
1986Opitz, Glenn B (editor)1,081 pages300 Years of American Art (two volumes)
1986Zellman, Michael David1,102 pages (color)Who Was Who in American Art: Artists Active Between 1898-1947
1985Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)707 pagesRobert P Coggins Collection of American Art/Selections from
1976
(Exhibition catalog)Chambers, Bruce W93 pages (color)American Painting
1975Heckscher Museum32 pages (color)Exhibition Record 1861-1900, National Academy of Design (Two Volumes Set)
1973
(Exhibition catalog)Naylor, Maria1,075 pagesMallet's Index of Artists: International-Biographical Two Volumes: Includes 1940 Index
1935Mallett, Daniel Trowbridge1,130 pagesAmerican Painting: The Heckscher Museum
0Tenenbaum, F. (Curator)32 pages (color)