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1906 Vienna, Austria - 1961 Arlington, Virginia. Known for: Abstract figure, cartoon, illustration.
The following is submitted by Melita Pepper, stepdaughter of the artist. Ernest Lothar was born in Vienna to a Jewish family in 1906, as Ernest Lothar Deutsch. His mother painted as a hobby, and... Read full biography
The following is submitted by Melita Pepper, stepdaughter of the artist. Ernest Lothar was born in Vienna to a Jewish family in 1906, as Ernest Lothar Deutsch. His mother painted as a hobby, and Ernest showed talent as soon as he could hold a pencil. As a youth he studied at the Academy of Fine and... Read full biography
The following is submitted by Melita Pepper, stepdaughter of the artist. Ernest Lothar was born in Vienna to a Jewish family in 1906, as Ernest Lothar Deutsch. His mother painted as a hobby, and Ernest showed talent as soon as he could hold a pencil. As a youth he studied at the Academy of Fine and Applied Arts from 1922-1926, under Professor Adolf Boehm. After leaving the Academy he concentrated on copying old masters of the Italian School in the Kunsthistorichen Museum. While making his... Read full biography
The following is submitted by Melita Pepper, stepdaughter of the artist. Ernest Lothar was born in Vienna to a Jewish family in 1906, as Ernest Lothar Deutsch. His mother painted as a hobby, and Ernest showed talent as soon as he could hold a pencil. As a youth he studied at the Academy of Fine and Applied Arts from 1922-1926, under Professor Adolf Boehm. After leaving the Academy he concentrated on copying old masters of the Italian School in the Kunsthistorichen Museum. While making his living working in a factory in the late twenties, he became a full time freelance artist and illustrator for publishing houses in Austria, Poland, Italy and Switzerland. When Hitler invaded Austria in 1938, Lothar went to Zurich, Switzerland as a refugee.... Read full biography
The following is submitted by Melita Pepper, stepdaughter of the artist. Ernest Lothar was born in Vienna to a Jewish family in 1906, as Ernest Lothar Deutsch. His mother painted as a hobby, and Ernest showed talent as soon as he could hold a pencil. As a youth he studied at the Academy of Fine and Applied Arts from 1922-1926, under Professor Adolf Boehm. After leaving the Academy he concentrated on copying old masters of the Italian School in the Kunsthistorichen Museum. While making his living working in a factory in the late twenties, he became a full time freelance artist and illustrator for publishing houses in Austria, Poland, Italy and Switzerland. When Hitler invaded Austria in 1938, Lothar went to Zurich, Switzerland as a refugee. There he was able to study for a time at Kunstgewebeschule, and with sculptor Hans Aeschbacher, whose studio he worked in. He also gave... Read full biography
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Keywords (14)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Illustration, Illustrator
Art Media
Art Style
- •Cartoon Drawing, Cartoon Figures
Art Subject
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Humor, Whimsy
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Institute of Chicago
- •Corcoran Gallery and/or Art School, Washington DC