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Signature of Ludwig Meidner

Ludwig Meidner

German expressionist artist (1884-1966)

† 1966 · Artists · Painter in the permanent collections of Art Institute of Chicago, National Gallery of Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art; cross-wiki notability: 15 language Wikipedias
In the collections of
Art Institute of Chicago · National Gallery of Art · Metropolitan Museum of Art · Los Angeles County Museum of Art
License & source
CC0 · Wikidata
Life

Ludwig Meidner was born on April 18, 1884 in Bierutów and died on May 14, 1966 in Darmstadt, aged 82. Recorded occupations: painter, printmaker, poet, illustrator, teacher and writer. Country of citizenship: Germany. Associated movement: Expressionism. Fields of work: painting, graphics, literature and poetry. Educated at Académie Julian. Honours include Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Villa Romana Prize and Johann Heinrich Merck Honour.

At a glance
Born
April 18, 1884 · Bierutów
Died
May 14, 1966 · Darmstadt
Age at death
82
Citizenship
Germany
Occupations
painter, printmaker, poet, illustrator, teacher, writer
Movements
Expressionism
Education
Académie Julian
Honours
Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Villa Romana Prize, Johann Heinrich Merck Honour
Wikipedia editions
15 languages
Signature licence
CC0
About this signature

This image of Ludwig Meidner's signature comes from Wikimedia Commons (Wikidata P109 signature file). Its licence is recorded as CC0. It is linked to the person through Wikidata property P109 (signature), which ties a documented individual to a specific archived file. We show the file as published and do not redraw or retouch it. Public-domain signature; painter deceased since 1966 (>50 yr): no copyright or right-of-publicity exposure. Works held by 4 major museums.

Biographical facts: Wikidata Q213727 (CC0), retrieved 2026-10-13. Read more about Ludwig Meidner on Wikipedia.

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