Ferdinand Leeke - Lohengrin’s Farewell to Elsa (?), scene from Richard Wagner’s opera Lohengrin
Ferdinand Leeke
Lohengrin’s Farewell to Elsa (?), scene from Richard Wagner’s opera Lohengrin
Oil on canvas. 75 x 101 cm.
Signed and dated lower left: Ferd. Leeke / München / 1906.
Following his studies at the Munich Academy, Ferdinand Leeke became known primarily for his depictions of scenes from the Nibelung legend. His principal work is a series of paintings depicting scenes from Richard Wagner’s operas, executed between 1889 and 1898 on commission from Siegfried Wagner, the third son of Richard Wagner (1813–1883). In the present painting, dated 1906, Leeke depicts a scene from the third act of Wagner’s opera “Lohengrin”.
Provenance
South German family collection.
Ferdinand Leeke
Lohengrin’s Farewell to Elsa (?), scene from Richard Wagner’s opera Lohengrin
Oil on canvas. 75 x 101 cm.
Signed and dated lower left: Ferd. Leeke / München / 1906.
Following his studies at the Munich Academy, Ferdinand Leeke became known primarily for his depictions of scenes from the Nibelung legend. His principal work is a series of paintings depicting scenes from Richard Wagner’s operas, executed between 1889 and 1898 on commission from Siegfried Wagner, the third son of Richard Wagner (1813–1883). In the present painting, dated 1906, Leeke depicts a scene from the third act of Wagner’s opera “Lohengrin”.
Provenance
South German family collection.
