Hugo Charlemont (18 March 1850 – 18 April 1939) was an painter. Born in Jemnice, Moriva he was the son of Matthais Adolf Charlemont. He studied art at the Academy of Fine Arts. He died in Vienna.
Life
Charlemont was born in
Jemnice,
Moravia.
He was the son of the miniature painter Matthias Adolf Charlemont and the brother of the painters Eduard Charlemont (1848–1906) and Theodor Charlemont (1859–1938). Hugo's daughter Lilly Charlemont also was an artist.
From 1873 he studied art at the Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna under Eduard von Lichtenfels.
Works
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Interieur with a forge (Vienna, Austrian gallery, Inv. No. 2784), 1883, oil on wood, 48.5 x 70 cm
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Highway with Birkenallee (Vienna, Austrian gallery, Inv. No. 253), 1894, oil on wood, 68 x 100 cm
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Park with elegant Viennese villa (Vienna museum), 1902, oil on canvas, 145 x 100 cm
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Young woman with azalea plant (Vienna museum), 1928, oil on canvas, 68 x 83 cm
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Illustration to "Kronprinzenwerk" (Austrian-Hungarian monarchy in word and pictures, 1885–1902).
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Harp, (Sweden, private collection) ND, oil on wood
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Forest Pond, (Colorado, private collection) 1922, oil on canvas, 36 x 26 cm
Further reading
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Robert Janás: Bratři Charlemontové – makartovské tendence v moravské malbě. Sborník Forum Brunense 2017, pp. 19–37.
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