Adolf Des Coudres

Adolf Des Coudres (2 June 1862, Karlsruhe - 21 September 1924, Fürstenfeldbruck) was a German landscape painter.

Adolf Des Coudres
(date unknown)
Autumn Floodplain under a Cloudy Sky

Biography

The Des Coudres family originated in Switzerland. His father was Ludwig des Coudres, a painter and Professor at the Academy of Fine Arts, Karlsruhe.[1] Despite this, he did not support his son's desire to become a painter.

It was only after his father's death in 1878 that he was able to begin his studies.[2] In 1881, he enrolled at the Academy, where he studied with Gustav Schönleber, who had a profound influence on his style. He remained there until 1890, making several stays at artists' colonies; especially the one at Gutach.

After completing his studies, he worked as a freelance painter until 1909, participating in exhibitions at Baden-Baden and Munich, including several showings at the Glaspalast, as well as Karlsruhe. He also helped establish a private painting school for women.[1] He often visited Holland; staying at the artists' colony in Ahrenshoop.

In 1910, he moved to Fürstenfeldbruck, where he built a villa and studio for myself and his sister Luise. He participated in creating the first art exhibition there in 1914. His sister died the following year and, three years later, he left his villa to take an apartment in town. In 1921, he married the painter Selma Plawneek, who was twenty years his junior. The marriage was, however, short as he died in 1924.

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References
  1. Angelika Mundorff: Adolf Des Coudres (1862-1924). Akademischer Maler und Familienmensch In: Angelika Mundorff, Eva von Seckendorff (Eds.): Selma und Adolf Des Coudres. Ein ungleiches Künstlerpaar. Exhibition catalog, Museum Fürstenfeldbruck, 2014 ISBN 978-3-00-046074-6.
  2. Letter from Selma to Hans Peter Des Coudres, 5 April 1955, Private collection.

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