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Constantin Kluge

Constantin Kluge (1912 - 2003) was active/lived in France, Russian Federation.  Constantin Kluge is known for Cityscape, coastal and landscape painting.

The following information courtesy of Matt Wigle:

Born of Russian parents in Riga, he emigrated to Manchuria in 1919.  There he studied the local dialect which deepend his fascination with Chinese calligraphy.  Kluge graduated from the French College in Shanghai and at age 19 decided to travel to France to study architecture.    

At the Paris Fine Arts Academy he placed first of 400 in a drawing competition for the entrance course and continued in the architecture section until 1937.

Returning to Shanghai, he devoted himself to art, exhibiting his oil paintings of the Chinese countryside, seagoing junkets, and portraits.  On a visit to Peking during the summer of 1943, he made the acquaintance of world-wide known scientist and philosopher Teilhard de Chardin, and drew his portrait.  He then practiced architecture in Hongkong but returned to painting in oil full-time, after a year.

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Facts about Constantin Kluge

   Constantin Kluge  Born:  1912 - Riga
Died:   2003 - Paris
Known for:  Cityscape, coastal and landscape painting
Name variants:  Constantine Kluge

The following information courtesy of Matt Wigle:

Born of Russian parents in Riga, he emigrated to Manchuria in 1919.  There he studied the local dialect which deepend his fascination with Chinese calligraphy.  Kluge graduated from the French College in Shanghai and at age 19 decided to travel to France to study architecture.    

At the Paris Fine Arts Academy he placed first of 400 in a drawing competition for the entrance course and continued in the architecture section until 1937.

Returning to Shanghai, he devoted himself to art, exhibiting his oil paintings of the Chinese countryside, seagoing junkets, and portraits.  On a visit to Peking during the summer of 1943, he ma  ...  Displaying 750 of 8113 characters.

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