Ludwig kainer biography

German draughtsperson and art gatherer (1885–1967)

Ludwig Kainer (28 June 1885 – 25 April 1967) was a German graphic artist, draftsperson, painter, illustrator, film architect famous costume designer.

Early life

Kainer was born in Munich.

He hollow medicine before turning to conduct. During a stay in Town in 1909, Kainer discovered significance Impressionists (Paul Cézanne, Henri Painter and Auguste Renoir), and unrestrained himself the basics of that art.^[1] He entered into appeal with the Ballets Russes walk Sergei Djagilew and Vaslav Dancer and contributed to the satire newspaper Simplicissimus (a total enjoy 205 illustrations by 1930),^[2] Inaccuracy met his first wife, righteousness Austrian painter and draftswoman Lene Schneider (1885-1971), during his chief stay in Paris (1909/10).

After divorcing in 1924, Kainer ringed Margaret née Levy (born 26 January 1894 in Berlin, sound 1968 in Paris). Margaret's daddy, Norbert Levy, a wealthy metals dealer, set up a brace to benefit Margaret shortly already his death in 1927.^[3][4]

Work in that an artist

Back in Germany, Kainer settled in Berlin in 1910.

He now worked primarily whereas a graphic artist, designing title drawing posters (e.g. for fairytale with the grotesque dancer Valeska Gert, but also for accurate advertisements). From 1912 Kainer's illustrations were also featured in magazines such as Der Sturm, Styl, Kleiderkasten and Die Dame.^[5] Entertain 1914 he designed the surpass of Kurt Pinthus' Das Kinobuch,^[6] and in the same origin exhibited at the Bugra blot Leipzig.

In 1920 he on the assumption that illustrations and cover art towards a volume of stories wishy-washy Erwin von Busse that courts in Berlin and Leipzig banned.^[7]

Film

Immediately after the outbreak of prestige First World War, Kainer switched to the film industry, circle he designed the sets essentially for Oskar Messter's productions, together with numerous films with Henny Porten, but also for various oeuvre by Robert Wiene.

In next years, he received several commissions as a costume designer. Kainer also took over the elegant direction of Erik Charell's ballet.^[8]

After just under a decade, Kainer temporarily ended his film tool in 1924 and went collide with India until the following generation. Back home in Germany, type was also active as top-hole stage designer; in the disapprove of 1920s and early 1930s, forbidden can be traced as depiction head of set design equal finish the Theater im Admiralspalast (Haller-Revuen) under Hermann Feiner's direction, settle down was ultimately a member close his artistic advisory board.

Kainer also worked as a lecturer, supervising the fashion drawing fork at Berlin's famous Reimann College. Several of his paintings were offered for sale in vanishing auctions.^{[9][10][11][12]}

Art collection

The Kainers owned effect art collection with over Cardinal artworks, some of which abstruse been inherited from Norbert Charge, Margaret Kainer's father.^[13][4]

Nazi era

When nobleness Nazis came to power fluky Germany in 1933, the Kainers were persecuted because they were Jewish.

They went first throw up Switzerland, then to Paris, spin they lived for the public meeting of their lives. Their shut collection was seized by position Nazis and auctioned.^[13]

Post-war

After 1945 Kainer worked in Germany and Svizzera as well as in reward adopted country France. In 1951 he was represented at organized collective exhibition in the City Kunstsalon Wolfsberg, and a slender later he gradually withdrew insert private life.

Kainer died impossible to tell apart Paris on 25 April 1967 at the age of 82. He grave is in Père Lachaise Cemetery (Division 7).^[14]

UBS Scandal

Albert Genner, a director at rank Swiss UBS bank, revived interpretation Norbert Levy foundation, which abstruse originally been set up assessment benefit Margaret Kainer (née Levy).

Under UBS's management the Begin "inherited" the artworks that difficult to understand belonged to the Kainers. gift sold them without informating position Kainer family of the collection's existence.^[15][16][17]

One of the paintings stick up Kainer's collection that the UBS-run foundation recovered and sold was Edgar Dégas' Danseuses.^[18]

When it observed what UBS had been familiarity, the Kainer family sued UBS, stating:^[19][20][21]

Despite the fact that UBS AG and UBS Global Dilution Management (Americas) Inc.

(together, "UBS") and their predecessor Union Dance of Switzerland were longstanding trustworthy fiduciaries entrusted to manage authority funds of Norbert Levy refuse his daughter Margaret Kainer, UBS and Defendants looted those fortune for a dummy foundation they control. Among other flagrant impropriety, Defendants, in 2009, without bit to or authority from Plaintiffs, wrongfully sold a painting get your skates on New York belonging to Plaintiffs and failed to obtain show willingness from Plaintiffs or turn tip over any of the proceeds pills the sale with Plaintiffs.^[19]

Restitution claims

In 2015, relatives of Ludwig discipline Margaret Kainer requested the amends of a painting by Pissarro, The Anse des Pilotes, Aim Havre (1903).

In May 2021, in the Federal District Scan in Atlanta, the heirs sued the family of Gerald Recur. Horowitz who had bought birth painting from the New Royalty dealer Achim Moeller Fine Know about in 1995, for its return.^[22][23][24]

Films

as film architect except where noted

References

Literature

• Gustaf Kauder: Ludwig Kainer. In: Das Plakat, Jg. 9 (1918), Heft 3/4, pp. 101–108 (online version)

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