Artist ludwig deutsch biography

Ludwig Deutsch was an Austrian painter who settled in Paris and became a noted Orientalist artist.

Details of Ludwig Deutsch's life are obscure. He was born in Vienna in 1855 into a well-established Jewish family. His father Ignaz Deutsch was a financier at the Austrian court. He studied at the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts 1872–1875, then, in 1878, moved to Paris where he became strongly associated with Orientalism.

He received his early art training at Akademie der Bildenden Künste (Academy of Fine Arts Vienna) beneath the tutelage of Anselm Feuerbach (1875–1877). In 1877, when Feuerbach retired as a teacher, Deutsch and some others students attempted to enter the class of Leopold Carl Müller, who had moved to Paris in 1876, but initially were refused entry. In 1878 Deutsch was finally accepted. At around this time, he may also have studied with Jean-Paul Laurens. In Paris, Deutsch made the acqaintance of artists, Arthur von Ferraris, jean Discart and Rudolf Ernst, w

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Ludwig Deutsch 

Biography of Ludwig Deutsch  ( 1855-1935 )

Ludwig Deutsch was an Austrian painter who settled in Paris and became a noted Orientalist artist.

He was born in Vienna in 1855 into a well-established Jewish family. His father, Ignaz Deutsch, was a financier at the Austrian court. He studied at the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts from 1872 to 1875, then moved to Paris in 1878, where he developed a keen interest in Orientalism.
He received his first artistic training at the Akademie der Bildenden Künste (Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna) under the tutelage of Anselm Feuerbach. In 1877, when Feuerbach retired as professor, Deutsch and a few other students tried to enter the class of Leopold Carl Müller, who had moved to Paris in 1876, but were initially refused entry. In 1878, Deutsch was finally accepted. By this time, he may also have been studying with Jean-Paul Laurens.
In Paris, Deutsch met the artists Arthur von Ferraris, Jean Discart and Rudolf Ernst, who was to