| Charles Lachs | |
|---|---|
 Charles Georg Lach's section of a drawing by an unknown artist at the Royal Library Stockholm, photographed portrait from Allhem's Swedish Artists' Lexicon. | |
| Born | Charles Georg Lachs 1879 Örebro, Sweden |
| Died | 1972 Stockholm, Sweden |
| Alma mater | Tekniska skolan, Konstnärsförbundets målarskola |
| Style | Oil painting, etching |
Charles Georg Lachs (1879-1972) was a Bavarian-Swedish visual artist. Specialising in oil and etching, his motifs ranged from landscapes and portraits to humble working class areas around fin de siècle Stockholm.
Biography
Charles Lachs was born in 1879 in Örebro to Friedrichs Lachs, and Fredrika (née Lorentzon). He was the brother of Charlotte Lachs, singer, and Alice Brauner. He married Ellen Lindelöw from Ångermanland.
Lachs studied at Tekniska skolan (future Konstfack) 1894-1897, and at Konstnärsförbundets målarskola 1900. In addition, he was tutored at the etching school of Axel Tallberg, and made study travels around the United States, and the German Empire. He shared atelier with artists such as Ivar Arosenius, and John Bauer.
Lachs is represented inter alia at the National Library of Sweden, and Stockholm City Museum.
References
- Södermalm med omnejd i bilder av Charles Lachs (Stockholmia förlag, 2009, ISBN 9789170312113) by Alice Rasmussen
- Svenskt konstnärslexikon III, p. 440 (Allhems Förlag, Malmö)
- Svenska konstnärer: biografisk handbok, p. 285 (Väbo förlag, 1987)
- 1879 births
- 1972 deaths
- Swedish male painters
- Swedish etchers
- 19th-century Swedish painters
- 19th-century German male artists
- 20th-century Swedish painters
- 20th-century German male artists
- Swedish portrait painters
- Swedish landscape painters
- German male painters
- 20th-century German etchers
- 19th-century German etchers
- 19th-century German painters
- 20th-century German painters
- German portrait painters
- German landscape painters
- 19th-century Swedish male artists
- 20th-century Swedish male artists