Josef Fluggen

Josef Fluggen
Born 1842
Died 1906
Nationality German
Education Munich Academy
Known for art, Painting
Movement Historical Painting

Josef Fluggen, also known as Joseph Flüggen and Joseph Eduard Flüggen, was German artist born in Munich in 1842. The son of Gisbert Fluggen from Munich, Josef first studied under his father and then studied his craft at the Munich Academy.

Teachers & influences

Fluggen enrolled at the Munich Academy in 1856. By 1859 he became a student of Karl Theodor von Piloty, under whose influence he began to paint historical paintings. In 1866 Fluggen brought his studies to an end and traveled to Paris, London, Brussels and Antwerp. It was in Antwerp that he painted under the direction of Hendrik Leys.[1]

Patronage & recognition

At the end of the 1870s there emerged a series of works on the subject of Wagnerian opera, which brought him to the attention of Ludwig II of Bavaria, who appointed him court theater painter.[2]

Death & legacy

Fluggen died in 1906. Although not as prolific as many of his contemporaries, his works have a track record of successful auction transactions with prices recorded up to $20,000. Auction houses that have featured his work include: Bonhams, Dorotheum, and Neumeister among others.[3][4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Meyers encyclopedia, Edition of 1888-1890 (In common-free text („public domain“).
  2. ↑ Dictionnaire des Petits Maitres de la Peinture 1820-1920, by Gerald Schurr & Pierre Cabanne, pg. 427
  3. ↑ http://www.artprice.com accessed 2/29/12
  4. ↑ http://www.askart.com accessed 2/29/12
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