Lukateli Anton
Born in Herceg Novi, died in Belgrade. Anton Lukateli was Montenegrin painter, film scenarist and art teacher. He had Italian Origin, from a noble family Locatelli from Milan, who was moving along the Adriatic Coast and situated in Boka Kotor bay, helping the Serbs to defend against the Turks. When the World War 2 started, […]
Lubarda Petar
Born in Ljubotinj near Cetinje, 27.07.1907, died in Belgrade on 13.02.1974. Petar Lubarda was a Montenegrin Serb painter, considered to be an influential figure on post-war painting in former Yugoslavia. He studied painting in Belgrade and Paris. From 1932 until his death he lived in Belgrade, with exception of period 1946 – 1950 when he […]
Lozev Hristo
Bulgarian artist. Born in Lozengrad, died in Sofia. Designed the first post stamp with face of Vasil Levski in 1929. Visited Ohrid around 1918 where he produced several drawings of Ohrid landscape. One of them was sold by the Auction House Victoria, Sofia, Bulgaria on 8 October 2009 (lot number 105).
Loti Pierre
The French novelist and illustrator Pierre Loti (1850-1923) is noted for his picturesque romances, abounding in descriptions of the exotic spots he visited in a lifetime of travel. He was born Julien Viaud at Rochefort on Jan. 14, 1850, to Protestant parents. Deeply religious as a child, he lost his faith during adolescence, and in […]
Lobel-Riche Almery
The painter and engraver Almery Lobel-Riche was born on 03.05.1880 in Geneva, Switzerland to parents of French descent. He is widely recognized for his images of elite society during the “Belle Epoque” as well as his numerous book illustrations. Lobel-Riche began his artistic studies at the École des Beaux Arts in Montpelier and continued them […]
Lesser Rudi
Born and died in Berlin, Germany. Rudy Lesser was German expressionist mainly active as watercolor and graphic artist. He was a student of prof. Hans Meid. In 1933 he immigrated to the Scandinavian countries (Denmark and Sweden) in order to escape from the emerging Nazi regime. From 1946 until 1956 he lived in USA, where […]
Lear Edward
Born in Highgate (London), England on 12.05.1812 ( as 20th from 21 children), died in San Remo, Italy on 29.01.1885, Edward Lear was an English artist, illustrator, author and poet , renowned for literary nonsense in poetry and prose. His father was a failed stockbroker, and his mother rejected him, such that he was brought […]
Lambert-Jean Rucki
Born in Cracow, Poland in 1888. Studied at the Fine Arts Academy of Cracow before he moved to Paris in 1911. With the beginning of World War One he volunteered as a foreigner in the French army and sent in 1914 to the Dardanelles front before going to Salonique, where he worked at the restoration […]
Lamb Henry
The son of the mathematician, Horace Lamb, he was born in Adelaide, South Australia, but the family moved to Manchester in 1885. After attending Manchester Grammar School, he started medical training at Owen’s College. In 1905 he left his medical studies and went to London where he entered the Chelsea School of Art. Over the […]
Lach ‘Fritz’ Friedrich
Born on 29.05.1868 in Linz, died on 09.10.1933 in Vienna. Friedrich ‘Fritz’ Lach is considered as one of the best Austrian watercolorists. He was a nephew of the well-known flower and still-life painter Andreas Lach. Studied at the Trade School in Linz from 1882 to 1885 and later at the Cadet School in Vienna. Until […]
