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German-Danish landscape painter

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Louis Gurlitt
Louis Gurlitt
Born	Heinrich Louis Theodor Gurlitt (1812-03-08)8 March 1812 Altona, Holstein
Died	19 November 1897(1897-11-19) (aged 85) Naundorf near Schmiedeberg, Saxony
Occupation	Landscape painter
Spouses	Elise Saxild (1837–39) Julie Bürger (1843–44) Elisabeth Lewald (1847–1897)
Children	Wilhelm (second marriage) 5 sons, 1 daughter in third marriage; among others: Cornelius, Fritz, Ludwig
Parents	Johan August Wilhem Gurlitt Helene Eberstein
Relatives	Cornelius Gurlitt (brother)

Heinrich Louis Theodor Gurlitt (8 March 1812 – 19 September 1897), also called Louis Gurlitt, was a Danish-German painter of landscapes. His brother was the composer Cornelius Gurlitt, and his son was the architect and art historian also called Cornelius Gurlitt.

Biography

Louis Gurlitt was a Danish painter, born in Altona in Holstein to Johan August Wilhem Gurlitt and Helene Eberstein. Altona was then one of the largest Danish towns, due to royal privileges allowing among other things freedom of religion. He received his first degree from Siegfried Detlev Bendixen's studio in Hamburg. Gurlitt studied in Copenhagen 1832 and won a silver medal in 1833, and exhibited here until about 1875. The academy recommended him as one of the most mature and talented students. He married Elise Saxild in 1837. After her death in 1839 he married Julie Bürger, with whom he had a son. After his second wife's death in 1844 he married Elisabeth Lewald in 1847. After the marriage he lived in Austria and Germany. Being from Holsten, he chose the German side in the conflicts in 1848 and 1864, when Prussia won the war and Schleswig-Holstein which was under the reign of the Danish king. He was known for his oil paintings. Gurlitt stayed well connected to Danish painters. But he was born Danish and then became German. The Royal collection of paintings owns six of his famous works. His painting titled Norwegian Landscape was auctioned at $22,174 in 2012 at Sotheby's London "European Paintings". A few of his Paintings are: