Show all records
Click image for high resolution zoom or multiple image views.

Biographical/Historical Information

Ludwig Frank was born in Nonnenweider in 1874. He studied law in Freiburg and Berlin and worked as a lawyer in Mannheim. In 1907 he became a member of the Reichstag, representing the social-democrats SPD. Frank volunteered for military service in World War I and died in Nossoncourt in the Vosges, France in September of 1914.

The artist Lovis Corinth was born in Tapiau, Prussia (Gvardeysk, Russia) in 1858. He succeeded in his work to combine impressionist and expressionist elements of styles. Corinth joined the Berlin Secession group and became the group’s president, following Max Liebermann. Lovis Corinth died in Zandvoort, Netherlands in 1925.

Reproductions and Permissions

We welcome fair use of this content. Please credit the Leo Baeck Institute in your citation. For usage policies and to request higher resolution images, see Reproductions and Permissions.

Citation

Frank : [portrait of Ludwig Frank] / oil painting by Lovis Corinth, 1914, Leo Baeck Institute, F 3528.