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1858 Franklin, Tennessee - 1923 Tata, Hungary. Known for: Animal portrait painting, portraits of notables.
A painter born in Franklin, Tennessee of German parents on Nov. 29, 1858, Matilda Lotz showed artistic promise at a very early age and by seven was drawing the household pets and farm animals. During... Read full biography
A painter born in Franklin, Tennessee of German parents on Nov. 29, 1858, Matilda Lotz showed artistic promise at a very early age and by seven was drawing the household pets and farm animals. During the Civil War the family home was commandeered by Confederate forces for a hospital (it stands... Read full biography
A painter born in Franklin, Tennessee of German parents on Nov. 29, 1858, Matilda Lotz showed artistic promise at a very early age and by seven was drawing the household pets and farm animals. During the Civil War the family home was commandeered by Confederate forces for a hospital (it stands today as a historical landmark). Following the war, economic conditions forced the Lotz family to leave Tennessee and head West. In the fall of 1869 they arrived in California and settled in San Jose.... Read full biography
A painter born in Franklin, Tennessee of German parents on Nov. 29, 1858, Matilda Lotz showed artistic promise at a very early age and by seven was drawing the household pets and farm animals. During the Civil War the family home was commandeered by Confederate forces for a hospital (it stands today as a historical landmark). Following the war, economic conditions forced the Lotz family to leave Tennessee and head West. In the fall of 1869 they arrived in California and settled in San Jose. Matilda's first art lessons were from her brother Paul and other artists employed locally by Wright's Photography Gallery. In 1874 she began a six-year course of study under Virgil Williams at the School of Design in San Francisco. While attending that... Read full biography
A painter born in Franklin, Tennessee of German parents on Nov. 29, 1858, Matilda Lotz showed artistic promise at a very early age and by seven was drawing the household pets and farm animals. During the Civil War the family home was commandeered by Confederate forces for a hospital (it stands today as a historical landmark). Following the war, economic conditions forced the Lotz family to leave Tennessee and head West. In the fall of 1869 they arrived in California and settled in San Jose. Matilda's first art lessons were from her brother Paul and other artists employed locally by Wright's Photography Gallery. In 1874 she began a six-year course of study under Virgil Williams at the School of Design in San Francisco. While attending that school, she won several medals and graduated with highest honors. Matilda was also a pupil of William Keith, and in t. Source: Edan Hughes, "Artists... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Easel Painting
Art Media
- •Oil Paint
Art Subject
- •Animal, Pet Portraits
- •Animals, Mammals
- •Chinatown in Any North American City
- •Dogs, Dog Portraits
- •Gardens, Garden Scenes
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Portraits: Notables, Society, Celebrity, Historical and/or Royalty
- •Wildlife, Wild Animal
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Africa
- •California Before 1940
- •England, Great Britain Before 1900, London
- •Europe
- •Northern California Before 1900
- •Paris Studied and/or Worked Before 1900
Art Teacher
- •William Keith
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 19th Century, After Civil War
Added Description
- •Animal Specialty
Notable Commercial Gallery Representation, Pre 21s
- •Del Monte Art Gallery, Monterey
Exhibition of Art Association
- •National Academy of Design, New York
- •San Francisco Art Association
Exhibition of Commercial Art Gallery and/or Salon
- •Paris Salons