-
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 129 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 28 artworks
Alex Khomsky 39 artworks
Chase Chen 22 artworks
Ji Cheng 11 artworks
Lau Chun 13 artworks
David Lee 39 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
Red Centaur 1978 HS
Limited Edition Print: Litograph on Arches Paper, Hand Signed, From the Edition of 225
Size: 30x21 in | 76x54 cm
🔥1978 Limited Edition Lithograph - Blue Chip - Inquire
Reduced
Make Offer / Ask Question
Hong Leung
River Morning Embellished
Limited Edition Print: Embellished Giclee on Canvas, Hand Signed, From the Edition of 100
Size: 36x24 in | 91x61 cm
🔥Limited Edition Embellished Giclee on Canvas - Inquire
Motivated SellerReduced
Make Offer / Ask Question
Ju Hong Chen
Play Ground Triptych 24x72 - Huge - Mural Size
Original Painting: Oil on Canvas, Hand Signed
Size: 24x72 in | 61x183 cm
🔥🔥Fabulous Huge Triptych Oil on Canvas - Inquire - A Real Steal
Reduced
Make Offer / Ask Question
Victor Ostrovsky
Distraction - Huge
Limited Edition Print: Lithograph on Canvas, Hand Signed, From the Edition of 295
Size: 50x40 in | 127x102 cm
🔥Huge Limited Edition Lithograph on Canvas - Inquire - A Steal
Wanted: Anatole Krasnyansky
Original Oils on CanvasOriginal Painting: Watercolors ok - no more prints please
ReplyAnatole Krasnyansky
Lavender and Gold 2006
Limited Edition Print: Serigraph in Color on Wove Paper, Hand Signed, From the Edition of 450
Size: 14x11 in | 36x28 cm
🔥Framed Limited Edition Serigraph
Reduced
Make Offer / Ask Question
Mihail Chemiakin
Philosophy of the Sea 3 1977
Limited Edition Print: Lithograph on Arches Paper, Hand Signed, From the edition of 225
Size: 24x19 in | 62x48 cm
🔥Limited Edition Lithograph
Reduced
Make Offer / Ask Question
Thomas Pradzynski
La Cour St. Hilaire 1997 - Paris, France
Limited Edition Print: Serigraph on Paper, Hand Signed, From the edition of 200
Size: 25x39 in | 64x99 cm
🔥Huge Framed Limited Edition Serigraph
Reduced
Make Offer / Ask Question
Michel Delacroix
Chez Camille - Paris, France
Limited Edition Print: Serigraph on Paper, Hand Signed, From the Edition of 250
Size: 25x31 in | 63x79 cm
🔥 Limited Edition Lithograph - Inquire - A Steal
Reduced
Make Offer / Ask Question
Mihail Chemiakin
Nocturne in Gray and Gold 1998
Limited Edition Print: Serigraph on White Coventry Paper, Hand Signed, From the Edition of 60
Size: 36x36 in | 91x91 cm
Limited Edition Serigraph
3 Watchers
Reduced
Make Offer / Ask Question
Mihail Chemiakin
Portrait of Rebecca 1998
Limited Edition Print: Lithograph Paper, Hand Signed, From the edition of 225
Size: 26x19 in | 66x48 cm
🔥Framed Limited Edition Lithograph - 5 Watchers
5 Watchers
Reduced
Make Offer / Ask Question
Natasha Turovsky
Carnival De Venice AP St Marks Square 2001
Limited Edition Print: Giclee on Canvas, Hand Signed, From the AP Edition of 20
Size: 33x33 in | 84x84 cm
Artist Proof on Canvas $2,795
Reduced
Buy / Offer / Ask Question
Fabienne Delacroix
Pluie a Dinard 1996 17x14 - France
Original Painting: Oil on Canvas, Hand Signed
Size: 8x6 in | 20x15 cm
🔥🔥🔥Framed Oil on Canvas - Inquire - A SUPER Steal - SUPER SUPER - Motivated
Reduced
Make Offer / Ask Question
Mihail Chemiakin
Petrouchka
Limited Edition Print: Lithograph on Arches Paper, Hand Signed, EA
Size: 30x21 in | 75x53 cm
🔥Limited Edition Lithograph
Mihail Chemiakin
Homage to Nijinsky II
Limited Edition Print: Lithograph, Hand Signed, Upon Request
Size: 29x19 in | 74x48 cm
Framed Limited Edition Lithograph
Motivated SellerReduced
Make Offer / Ask Question
Hong Leung
Lucid Wood 2016 24x35
Original Painting: Oil on Canvas, Hand Signed
Size: 24x35 in | 60x90 cm
🔥Fabulous Abstract Original Oil on Canvas - Inquire
Motivated SellerReduced
Make Offer / Ask Question
Hong Leung
Mountain Rhapsody 1991
Limited Edition Print: Serigraph on Paper, Hand Signed, From the edition of 275
Size: 26x34 in | 66x86 cm
🔥Framed Limited Edition Serigraph - 5 Watchers
4 Watchers
Reduced
Make Offer / Ask Question
Michel Delacroix
Untitled French Street Scene - Paris
Limited Edition Print: Lithograph, Hand Signed, EA
Size: 21x24 in | 53x61 cm
🔥Framed Limited Edition Artist Proof Lithograph - 8 Watchers - A Steal
8 Watchers
Reduced
Make Offer / Ask Question
Ju Hong Chen
Myth of Reincarnation 40x48 Huge
Original Painting: Oil on Canvas, Hand Signed
Size: 40x48 in | 102x122 cm
🔥Huge Oil on Canvas - Inquire - 4 Watchers
3 Watchers
Reduced
Make Offer / Ask Question
Michel Delacroix
La Place Furstenburg 1975 Early - Paris
Limited Edition Print: Lithograph, Hand Signed, From the edition of 150
Size: 26x20 in | 66x51 cm
🔥Framed Limited Edition Lithograph - 5 Watchers
4 Watchers
Motivated SellerReduced
Make Offer / Ask Question
Mihail Chemiakin
Whispers 1980
Limited Edition Print: Lithograph, Hand Signed, From the edition of 300
Size: 20x17 in | 51x43 cm
🔥Framed Limited Edition Lithograph $2,600
3 Watchers
Reduced
Buy / Offer / Ask Question
Lillian Shao
Gesture 1976
Limited Edition Print: Lithograph on Canvas, Hand Signed, From the Edition of 27
Size: 10x13 in | 25x33 cm
Limited Edition Lithograph On Canvas
Motivated SellerReduced
Make Offer / Ask Question
Alex Khomsky
Beautiful Duo 29x29
Original Painting: Oil on Canvas, Hand Signed
Size: 24x20 in | 61x51 cm
Framed Original
Oil on Canvas - Inquire
Reduced
Make Offer / Ask Question
Hong Leung
Untitled (Floating Sampans) 1960 (Early) 30x41
Original Painting: Oil on Canvas, Hand Signed
Size: 24x35x0 in | 60x90x0 cm
🔥Fabulous Early 1960 Framed Oil on Canvas - Inquire - 4 Watchers
4 Watchers
Reduced
Make Offer / Ask Question
Mihail Chemiakin
Cirque Russe II 1987
Limited Edition Print: Lithograph, Hand Signed, From the edition of 195
Size: 36x26 in | 91x65 cm
Framed Limited Edition Lithograph
Reduced
Make Offer / Ask Question