Friedrich Leon Pohle (1 December 1841, Leipzig – 27 February 1908, Dresden) was a German painter. He is mostly known for his portraits.

Life and work

Pohle began attending the Dresden Academy of Fine Arts when he was only fifteen years old. In 1860, he became a student of Jozef Van Lerius in

Antwerp Antwerp (; nl, Antwerpen ; french: Anvers ; es, Amberes) is the largest city in Belgium by area at and the capital of Antwerp Province in the Flemish Region. With a population of 520,504,

. After returning to Germany he went to Weimar, where he studied under Ferdinand Pauwels at the Weimar Saxon-Grand Ducal Art School.''Catalogue of Pictures in the Royal Gallery at Dresden'', W.Hoffmann (1908)
/ref> In 1866, he returned to his home town, although he went on several study trips. He settled down as a free-lance painter in Weimar in 1868. Pohle's early work tended to be genre pieces and rather derivative. He later developed his own style in the field of

history painting History painting is a genre in painting defined by its subject matter rather than any artistic style or specific period. History paintings depict a moment in a narrative story, most often (but not exclusively) Greek and Roman mythology and Bible ...

. He became a teacher at the Dresden Academy in 1877 and, later, a Professor. It was there that he made his name as a portraitist. Among his best known portraits are those of his fellow artists

Ludwig Richter Adrian Ludwig Richter (September 28, 1803June 19, 1884) was a German painter and etcher, who was strongly influenced by Erhard and Chodowiecki. He was a representative of both Romanticism and Biedermeier styles. He was the most popular, and ...

Carl Gottlieb Peschel Carl Gottlieb Peschel (31 March 1798, Dresden – 3 July 1879, Dresden) was a German painter. He was a member of the Nazarene movement. Biography Beginning in 1812, he became a student at the Dresden Academy of Fine Arts. When Carl Christ ...

and

Ernst Hähnel Ernst is both a surname and a given name, the German, Dutch, and Scandinavian form of Ernest. Notable people with the name include: Surname * Adolf Ernst (1832–1899) German botanist known by the author abbreviation "Ernst" * Anton Ernst (1975-) ...

. He won several gold medals at local exhibitions. Osmar Schindler was one of his students. A street in Dresden has been named the "Leon-Pohle-Straße" in his honor.Meine Stadt Dresden: Location of Leon-Pohle-Straße
/ref>

References

External links

Self-Portrait at the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden
(with link to other portraits in the collection) {{DEFAULTSORT:Pohle, Leon 1841 births 1908 deaths Portrait painters Artists from Leipzig 19th-century German painters 19th-century German male artists German male painters