Life and Artistic Journey
Ludwig Jonas was a painter born in Bydgoszcz, Poland. After leaving his medical studies, he studied at the Berlin Kunstgewerbeschule starting in 1909 under Emil Orlik. During his time in Berlin, he was also a student of Lovis Corinth and lived in Paris in 1912/13. In 1928, he became a member of the Deutscher Künstlerbund upon the recommendation of Erich Heckel. That same year, Max Liebermann invited him to the spring exhibition of the Academy of Arts, an event he attended twice annually thereafter. Following his emigration in 1933, Jonas settled in Jerusalem in 1935. He held a large exhibition in Tel Aviv in 1938 and passed away in Jerusalem in 1942.
Artistic Style and Works
The work of Ludwig Jonas is characterized by a preference for vibrant colors and a fine, high-contrast, and well-coordinated color scheme. His paintings include various subjects such as:
His pieces are held in various collections, including the Berlinische Galerie, the Salzburger Museum Kunst der Verlorenen Generation, and by the State of Israel.
