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Hugo Joseph Anton Freiherr von Habermann (14 June 1849 – 27 February 1929) was a German painter and draftsman. He is sometimes referred to as "the Elder" to distinguish him from his nephew of the same name, who was also a painter.

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Life

Habermann was born in Dillingen, the son of Philipp, Baron von Habermann, by his marriage to Pauline, Countess Leutrum von Ertingen. In 1858 the family moved to Munich, where Habermann attended prestigious schools and had his first lessons in art. In 1868 he began studying law, but he showed little enthusiasm for a legal career.[1]

In 1870, he served as an army officer in the Franco-Prussian War,[1] but despite this distraction managed to produce his first painting on the subject of Ruth and Boaz. The following year, he was appointed to oversee the artists who were painting portraits of the prisoners-of-war in Ingolstadt. It was then that he decided to give up his law studies and become a painter.

When Habermann returned to Munich, he took some preliminary lessons from Hermann Schneider (1847-1918), then entered the Academy of Fine Arts. In 1874, he was accepted for the master class of Karl Theodor von Piloty. He had his first exhibition four years later. He completed his studies in 1879 and opened his own studio.

Together with Bruno Piglhein and Fritz von Uhde, he opened a private art school in 1880. Unfortunately, it attracted few students and was soon closed.[1] That same year, he joined Allotria, an organization for "revolutionary" artists that would be a precursor to the Munich Secession. At the Munich International Art Exposition of 1897, Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria, named him a Royal Bavarian Professor (a largely ceremonial position) for his painting Salomé. In his later years he would, in fact, specialize in portraits of women.

Later career and honors

Habermann was a co-founder of the Secession and became its second President, after Piglhein.[1] In 1905, he was appointed a full Professor at the Academy and, in 1909, was named a member of the Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art. During this period, he discovered the Spanish painter El Greco, which had an immediate and obvious effect on his style. In 1922, he married his long-time model and companion, Olga Hess. Two years later he retired and, the following year, received the Pour le Mérite, Civil Class, from Paul von Hindenburg, the President of Germany.

His health began to deteriorate in 1928 and he moved into his studio, becoming a virtual recluse until his death in Munich on 27 February 1929.

References

Further reading

• Lovis Corinth: Hugo von Habermann. In: Kunst und Künstler, August 1910 issue
• Andreas Meyer: Annäherung: "Ein Sorgenkind" von Hugo von Habermann. Städtische Galerie, Würzburg (1994), ISBN 3-928155-25-3
• Fritz von Ostini: Hugo von Habermann. Piper, Munich (1912)

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hugo von Habermann.

• Hugo von Habermann website, Paintings, detailed biographical chronology, related reading and further links.
• Literature by and about Hugo von Habermann in the German National Library catalogue

На других языках

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[de] Hugo von Habermann

Hugo Joseph Anton Freiherr von Habermann (* 14. Juni 1849 in Dillingen; † 27. Februar 1929 in München, auch Hugo von Habermann d. Ä., um ihn von seinem gleichnamigen Neffen und Maler Hugo von Habermann d. J., 1899–1981, zu unterscheiden) war ein deutscher Maler und Zeichner. Er wurde besonders durch figürliche Werke und als Porträtmaler bekannt.

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- [en] Hugo von Habermann

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[es] Hugo von Habermann

Hugo Joseph Anton Freiherr von Habermann (* 14. junio de 1849 en Dillingen; † 27 febrero de 1929 en Múnich, también Hugo von Habermann d. Ä, para conseguirlo de su sobrino epónimo y pintor Hugo von Habermann d. J., 1899–1981) fue un pintor y dibujante alemán. Fue particularmente conocido por sus obras figurativas y como retratista.

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[fr] Hugo von Habermann

Le baron Hugo Joseph Anton von Habermann (Dillingen (Bavière) 14 juin 1849 - Munich 27 février 1929) est un peintre allemand surtout connu pour ses portraits.

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[ru] Габерман, Гуго фон

Гу́го фон Га́берман, Хьюго Йозеф Антон Фрайхер фон Хаберман (нем. Hugo Joseph Anton Freiherr von Habermann; 14 июня 1849, Диллинген-ан-дер-Донау, Бавария — 27 февраля 1929, Мюнхен, Бавария) — немецкий рисовальщик и живописец, известный своими портретами в необычной технике соединения темперы или гуаши и пастели. Называется также Старшим в отличие от своего племянника, тоже художника, Гуго фон Габермана Младшего (1899—1981)

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