- Louis Choris
Louis Choris (1795-1828) was a famous German-Ukrainian painter and explorer. He was one of the first sketch artists for expedition research. Louis Choris, who was a Russian of German stock, was born in
Yekaterinoslav on March 22, 1795. He visited thePacific and the west coast ofNorth America in 1816 on board the Ruric, being attached in the capacity of artist to the Romanzoff expedition under the command of LieutenantOtto von Kotzebue , sent out for the purpose of exploring a northwest passage.Choris is said to have "painted nature as he found it. The essence of his art is truth; a fresh, vigorous view of life, and an originality in portrayal." The accompanying illustrations may therefore be looked upon as faithfully representing the subjects treated by the artist. After the voyage of the Ruric, Choris went to Paris where he issued a portfolio of his drawings in lithographic reproduction and studied in the ateliers of Gerard and Regnault. Choris worked extensively in pastels. Seized by an irresistible craving for adventure, he left France in 1827 for South America. He met his end when he was murdered by robbers on March 22, 1828, en route to Vera Cruz, Mexico. [ [http://www.books-about-california.com/Pages/SF_100_Years_Ago/SF_100_Years_ago_Trans.html San Francsico One Hundred Years Ago - Translated From the French of Louis Choris By Porter Garnett] www.books-about-california.com. Retrieved
2007-04-07 .]The
Anchorage Museum of History and Art , theHonolulu Academy of Arts and theOakland Museum of California are among the public collections holding works by Louis Choris.References
* Forbes, David W., "Encounters with Paradise: Views of Hawaii and its People, 1778-1941", Honolulu Academy of Arts, 1992, 23-62.
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