-
Constantin Kluge
Russian FederationArt Brokerage: Constantin Kluge Russian Artist: b. 1912-2003. Constantin Kluge (1912 - 2003) was an award winning painter originally from Russia. Raised mostly in Manchuria and Beijing, Kluge eventually settled in Paris and became a French citizen. He is known for his French landscapes and romantic scenes of Paris. Constantin Kluge was born on January 29, 1912 in Riga, then a large industrial port city in the Russian Empire. Kluge was born into a family of means and some status. His paternal grandfather had spent years in France studying the cultivation of vines and wine making. Returning to Russia he developed a successful winery. Kluge's father, also Constantin, was a member of the Russian Army General Staff and a White Army sympathizer. Kluge's mother, Liouba Ignatieva, was an academic who also came from a military family. When his parents met, young Liouba was serving as tutor to the children of Russian Grand Duke Michel, the younger brother of Czar Nicholas II. The family moved often, following Constantin Sr.'s deployments with the counter rebellion armies. Each move seemed to take the family further and further east as the revolution spread and the White Sympathizers controlled a decreasing part of the country. Kluge settled in Paris in 1950 and soon thereafter found representation in a French gallery on Rue Saint-Honore. In 1964 he became a citizen of France. In the winter of 1919-1920, the family traveled via train to Harbin, Manchuria. Living in Manchuria, Kluge first discovered an interest in art while learning Chinese. Kluge enjoyed beauty of drawing the characters of Mandarin and proper technique for holding the brush. Eventually, with the situation in Manchuria changing, the family moved to Beijing. At school in Beijing, Kluge was first introduced to formal art study, studying under the direction of the Russian artist Podgursky Chernomyrdin. Although he demonstrated real talent as an artist, he would pursue architecture in France. In Paris, Kluge earned admission into the École des Beaux Arts to study architecture and in 1937 he earned his diploma. His intention to had been to return to Beijing. However he was stymied by his to desire to paint the river banks, bridges, and streets of Paris he had come to love. Thus, only after finishing his architectural degree, did his interest in painting flourish. After six months of painting Paris, he returned east to Shanghai, not Beijing. In Shanghai, the turn world events helped force Kluge to paint. As an aspiring architect, he took a job in the office that processed building permits for the Shanghai French Concession. However with the outbreak of the war, building nearly ceased as raw materials were being confiscated by the Japanese for their military. Kluge filled his time with painting. In 1946, with Mao Tse Tung was sweeping southward and foreigners were flooding out of Shanghai, Kluge moved to Hong Kong. There he took a job as an architect, despite the fact that painting had supported him and his family. In Hong Kong, Kluge found plenty of work as an architect. However, he became disenchanted with the common practices in the building industry and he resolved to make painting his full-time pursuit. During this period, Kluge became focused on his Christianity, and befriended several Jesuit missionaries including Pierre Teilhard de Chardin and Pierre Leroy. Their correspondence and notes on their friendship are housed in the Georgetown University Library's special collections. Listings wanted by Art Brokerage.
Read More + - Create Listing 1 Artworks for sale 8 Followers
Motivated SellerReduced
Make Offer / Ask Question
Similar artists
Buyers for Constantin Kluge art have also shown interest in the following artists:
Mihail Chemiakin 103 artworks
Anatole Krasnyansky 130 artworks
Olga Kulagina 3 artworks
Viktor Filipov 1 artwork
Kenton Nelson 0 artworks
Michel Delacroix 82 artworks
Fabienne Delacroix 6 artworks
Thomas Pradzynski 116 artworks
Andre Renoux 13 artworks
Constantine Cherkas 21 artworks
Lev Meshberg 7 artworks
Vadik Suljakov 46 artworks
Dmitri Danish 3 artworks
Victor Ostrovsky 38 artworks
Natasha Turovsky 27 artworks
Alex Khomsky 39 artworks
Chase Chen 22 artworks
Ji Cheng 11 artworks
Lau Chun 13 artworks
David Lee 40 artworks
Lillian Shao 25 artworks
Ju Hong Chen 33 artworks
Hong Leung 69 artworks
Listings you may like
Listings based on similar artists & your view history:
Mihail Chemiakin
Homage to Nureyev 1 and 2 Suite of 2 EA
Limited Edition Print: Suite of 2 Lithographs, Hand Signed, Matching Numbers from the EA Edition
Size: 34x24 in | 86x61 cm
🔥Suite of 2 Mint Limited Edition EA Lithographs - Inquire - Blue Chip - A Steal
Reduced
Make Offer / Ask Question
Ji Cheng
Road to Life II 1987
Limited Edition Print: Serigraph on Double Rice Paper, Hand Signed, From the Edition of 300
Size: 32x33 in | 81x84 cm
🔥Huge Framed Limited Edition Serigraph
Motivated SellerReduced
Make Offer / Ask Question
Anatole Krasnyansky
Accordion and Horns Watercolor 2006 51x40 - Huge
Watercolor: Watercolor and Acrylic Painting on Handmade Japanese Paper, Hand Signed
Size: 36x25 in | 91x62 cm
🔥Huge Ornately Framed Watercolor and Acrylic - Inquire
Reduced
Make Offer / Ask Question
Thomas Pradzynski
Le Bacchus Gourmand PP Huge
Limited Edition Print: Serigraph, Hand Signed, From the PP Edition of 5
Size: 31x40 in | 79x102 cm
🔥Framed Limited Edition Printers Proof - Huge - Very Well Priced $3,795
Reduced
Buy / Offer / Ask Question
Thomas Pradzynski
Cour St Antoine
Limited Edition Print: Serigraph on Paper, Hand Signed, From the edition of 150
Size: 10x8 in | 25x20 cm
🔥Framed Limited Edition Serigraph
Reduced
Make Offer / Ask Question
David Lee
Mandarin Sky 50x40 Huge
Original Painting: Pigment on Silk, Hand Signed
Size: 30x40 in | 76x102 cm
Large Framed Painting on Silk $4,500
Reduced
Buy / Offer / Ask Question
Anatole Krasnyansky
Cello Solo 2013
Limited Edition Print: Serigraph in Color on Wove Paper, Hand Signed, From the Edition of 625
Size: 10x7 in | 25x18 cm
🔥Framed Limited Edition Serigraph - A Steal
Reduced
Make Offer / Ask Question
Andre Renoux
Passage De La Madeleine 1994
Limited Edition Print: Lithograph on Rice Paper, Hand Signed, From the edition of 200
Size: 18x36x1 in | 46x91x3 cm
Framed Limited Edition Lithograph On Rice Paper
Motivated SellerReduced
Make Offer / Ask Question
Alex Khomsky
Modern Icon 2009 24x24
Original Painting: Oil, Gold Leaf and Mixed Media on Canvas, Hand Signed
Size: 24x24 in | 61x61 cm
🔥Oil, Gold Leaf and Mixed Media on Canvas - Inquire $2,795
Reduced
Buy / Offer / Ask Question
Vadik Suljakov
Passage De Benuett Embellished - Huge
Limited Edition Print: Hand Embellished / Enhanced Giclee on Canvas, Hand Signed, From the edition of 195
Size: 30x40 in | 76x102 cm
🔥Huge Framed Embellished Giclee on Canvas
Reduced
Make Offer / Ask Question
Anatole Krasnyansky
Celebration II 2004 Embellished
Limited Edition Print: Serigraph in Color With Hand Embellishment on Canvas, Hand Signed, From the Edition of 125
Size: 38x26 in | 95x65 cm
🔥Framed Embellished Limited Edition on Canvas - 7 Watchers - A Steal
5 Watchers
Reduced
Make Offer / Ask Question
Anatole Krasnyansky
City of Wine 2000
Limited Edition Print: Serigraph in Color on Wove Paper, Hand Signed, From the edition of 350
Size: 16x12 in | 41x30 cm
🔥🔥🔥Framed Limited Edition Serigraph - 10 Watchers - A SUPER Steal SUPER SUPER
9 Watchers
Motivated SellerReduced
Make Offer / Ask Question
Mihail Chemiakin
Carnival at St. Petersburg 1980 PP
Limited Edition Print: Lithograph, Hand Signed, From the PP Edition
Size: 28x22 in | 71x55 cm
🔥Limited Edition Printers Proof Lithograph
Reduced
Make Offer / Ask Question
David Lee
Winter 1979 40x30 - Huge
Original Painting: Oil on Silk, Hand Signed
Size: 40x30 in | 102x76 cm
🔥Huge 1979 Framed Oil on Silk - 15 Watchers - Inquire
15 Watchers
Reduced
Make Offer / Ask Question
Hong Leung
Morning Sail Embellished - Huge
Limited Edition Print: Embellished Giclee on Canvas, Hand Signed, From the Edition of 100
Size: 36x48 in | 91x122 cm
🔥Huge Limited Edition Embellished Giclee on Canvas - Inquire - A Steal
Motivated SellerReduced
Make Offer / Ask Question
Alex Khomsky
Sarah 2012 28x22
Original Painting: Gold Leaf and Mixed Media, Hand Signed
Size: 28x22 in | 71x56 cm
🔥Gold Leaf and Mixed Media Original Painting - Inquire
Reduced
Make Offer / Ask Question
Anatole Krasnyansky
Towers of Prague 1998 - Czechia
Limited Edition Print: Serigraph on Paper, Hand Signed, From the Edition of 50
Size: 8x11 in | 20x29 cm
🔥🔥1998 Framed Limited Edition Serigraph - A Steal - Inquire - A Real Steal
Reduced
Make Offer / Ask Question
Anatole Krasnyansky
Celebration II 2004 - Huge
Limited Edition Print: Serigraph in Color on Wove Paper, Hand Signed, From the Edition of 350
Size: 38x26 in | 96x65 cm
🔥🔥🔥Huge Ornately Framed Hand Signed Serigraph - A SUPER Steal - Inquire - 5 Watchers SUPER SUPER
Reduced
Make Offer / Ask Question
Anatole Krasnyansky
Cafe 2013
Limited Edition Print: Serigraph on Wove Paper, Hand Signed, From the Edition of 625
Size: 10x8 in | 24x20 cm
🔥Framed Limited Edition Serigraph - A Real Steal
Reduced
Make Offer / Ask Question
Thomas Pradzynski
Fabrique De Faience And Villa Rimbaud: Passages De Paris, Suite of 2 AP 1997
Limited Edition Print: Serigraph on White Paper, Hand Signed, From the AP edition of 25
Size: 24x18 in | 61x46 cm
🔥🔥Framed Set of 2 Framed Limited Edition Artist Proofs - A Real Steal
Reduced
Make Offer / Ask Question
Michel Delacroix
Neige Su La Cite - Paris, France
Limited Edition Print: Lithograph, Hand Signed, From the Edition of 200
Size: 26x31 in | 65x77 cm
🔥Ornately Framed Limited Edition Lithograph - 5 Watchers
6 Watchers
Reduced
Make Offer / Ask Question
Thomas Pradzynski
Caves De France 1991 - Huge
Limited Edition Print: Serigraph on Paper, Hand Signed, From the Edition of 150
Size: 18x42 in | 46x107 cm
🔥Huge 1991 Framed Limited Edition Serigraph - Inquire - A Steal
Vadik Suljakov
Passage Place De Furstenburg Paris 1999 46x40 Huge - France
Original Painting: Oil on Canvas, Hand Signed
Size: 36x30 in | 91x76 cm
🔥Huge Framed Oil on Canvas - Inquire - A Steal - 4 Watchers
Motivated SellerReduced
Make Offer / Ask Question
Lau Chun
Bouquet 20x16
Original Painting: Oil on Canvas, Hand Signed
Size: 16x12 in | 41x30 cm
🔥Framed Oil on Canvas
Reduced
Make Offer / Ask Question