Ulrich Hübner (17 June 1872,

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- 29 April 1932,

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) was a German

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Biography

He was born into a family of artists and began his academic training 1892 in

Karlsruhe Karlsruhe ( ; ; ; South Franconian German, South Franconian: ''Kallsruh'') is the List of cities in Baden-Württemberg by population, third-largest city of the States of Germany, German state of Baden-Württemberg, after its capital Stuttgart a ...

with

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Gustav Schönleber Gustav Schönleber (3 December 1851 in Bietigheim-Bissingen, Bietigheim – 1 February 1917 in Karlsruhe) was a German landscape painter. Biography His father ran a small industrial plant and he received his primary education in Stuttgart. A ...

, and Carlos Grethe. He then studied at the private art school in Munich operated by Friedrich Fehr. In 1899, he was a member of the

Berlin Secession The Berlin Secession was an art movement established in Germany on May 2, 1898. Formed in reaction to the Association of Berlin Artists, and the restrictions on contemporary art imposed by Wilhelm II, German Emperor, Kaiser Wilhelm II, 65 artist ...

, and in 1906 and 1907 was on the advisory board. That same year, he won the prize for advertising designs presented by Ludwig and Otto Stollwerck of the

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chocolate company. He painted in Berlin,

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, and (in the summers), Hamburg,

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Rostock Rostock (; Polabian language, Polabian: ''Roztoc''), officially the Hanseatic and University City of Rostock (), is the largest city in the German States of Germany, state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and lies in the Mecklenburgian part of the sta ...

and

Travemünde Travemünde () is a borough of Lübeck, Germany, located at the mouth of the river Trave in Bay of Lübeck, Lübeck Bay. It began life as a fortress built by Henry the Lion, Duke of Saxony, in the 12th century to guard the mouth of the Trave, an ...

(where he had his principal residence from 1909 to 1912). While there, he specialized in harbor and other maritime scenes. He held exhibitions with the

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in the

Kunsthalle Hamburg The Hamburger Kunsthalle is the art museum of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, Germany. It is one of the largest art museums in the country. It consists of three connected buildings, dating from 1869 (main building), 1921 (Kuppelsaal) and ...

in 1910. Some of his works are in the

Behnhaus The Behnhaus is an art museum in the Hanseatic League, Hanseatic city of Lübeck, Germany, and part of its World Heritage Site. The Behnhaus as a structure is a Neoclassicism, neoclassical building with interior design by the Denmark, Danish archi ...

museum, in

, and the

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. His work was also part of the painting event in the art competition at the

1932 Summer Olympics The 1932 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the X Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1932) were an international multi-sport event held from July 30 to August 14, 1932, in Los Angeles, California, United States. The Games were held du ...

Awards

*1905 Villa Romana prize

References

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