Hevesi, Ludwig#
b. Heves (Hungary), Dec. 20, 1842, d. Vienna (suicide), Feb. 27, 1910, author and journalist. From 1875 cultural reporter on the Viennese magazine "Fremden-Blatt", art critic and chronicler during the era of Franz Josef, specializing in the Vienna Secession; wrote many critical and humorous articles on contemporary art for various journals, also wrote approx. 20 paperbacks on travel.
Works#
Oe. Kunst im 19. Jh., 2 vols., 1903. - Collection of Articles: 8 Jahre Secession, 1907; Altkunst - Neukunst, 1909.Literature#
U. Meissl-Novopacky, Der Kunstkritiker L. H. (1843-1910), doctoral thesis, Vienna 1989.