Career
Louis Gurlitt was a Danish painter, born in Altona in Holstein to Johan August Wilhem Gurlitt and Helene Eberstein. Altona was then one of the largest Danish towns, due to royal privileges allowing among other things freedom of religion. He received his first degree from Siegfried Detlev Bendixen"s studio in Hamburg.
The academy recommended him as one of the most mature and talented students.
After the marriage he constantly lived in Austria and Germany. He was known for his oil paintings.
Gurlitt stayed well connected to Danish painters. But he was born Danish and then became German.
The Royal collection of paintings owns six of his famous works.
His painting titled Norwegian Landscape was auctioned at $22,174 in 2012 at Sotheby"s London "European Paintings". A few of his Paintings are:
Landscape Near Salzburg
Monte Pellegrino
Bay Of Ieranto With Fishermen
North Italian Landscape
His Paintings were at "19th century paintings" and "19th century European paintings" auctions.