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August Lohr (1842–1920) was an artist known for his
August Lohr (1842–1920) was an artist known for his panorama paintings
Panoramic paintings are massive artworks that reveal a wide, all-encompassing view of a particular subject, often a landscape, military battle, or historical event. They became especially popular in the 19th century in Europe and the United S ...
. Lohr began studying painting on 30 October 1862 at the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich with Carl Theodor von Piloty.
In Munich he worked as a freelance landscape painter. From 1879 to 1881 Lohr helped the Munich art professor Louis Braun
Louis Braun (23 September 1836 – 18 February 1916) was a German painter, mostly of battle scenes.
Biography
He was born at Schwäbisch Hall, Württemberg, and was educated in Munich and in Paris. He followed as an illustrator the Austrian ...
in the creation of the panoramic image of the Battle of Sedan and two other battle panoramas.
In April 1885, August Lohr moved to America. He traveled from Germany aboard the steamboat "Fulda" with Hermann Michalowski and Franz Rohrbeck
Franz Edward Rohrbeck (1852–1919), often referred to as Franz E. Rohrbeck, was an American artist, of Milwaukee, known for his murals in courthouses and other government buildings.
He was born in Berlin, Germany. He graduated from the Berlin ...
from Berlin as well as Friedrich Wilhelm Heine
Friedrich Wilhelm Heine (March 25, 1845 – August 27, 1921) was a German-born painter known for his genre works and paintings depicting Norse mythology. He was born in Leipzig, Germany, and died in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Life
Friedrich Wilhelm ...
and Bernhard Schneider from Dresden. In America, Lohr founded together with William Wehner the American Panorama Company with headquarters in Milwaukee. In addition, Lohr oversaw the installation of a German panorama in New Orleans.
From 1887 to 1890 Lohr ran the company Lohr & Heine with Friedrich Wilhelm Heine, which took over the Wells Street Studio from the American Panorama Company.
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