Charles Lachs

Charles Lachs
Charles Georg Lach's section of a drawing by an unknown artist at the Royal Library Stockholm, photographed portrait from Allhem's Swedish Artists' Lexicon.
Born	Charles Georg Lachs 1879 Örebro, Sweden
Died	1972 Stockholm, Sweden
Alma mater	Tekniska skolan, Konstnärsförbundets målarskola
Style	Oil painting, etching

Charles Georg Lachs (1879-1972) was a Bavarian-Swedish visual artist. Specialising in oil and etching, his motifs ranged from landscapes and portraits to humble working class areas around fin de siècle Stockholm.

Biography

Charles Lachs was born in 1879 in Örebro to Friedrichs Lachs, and Fredrika (née Lorentzon). He was the brother of Charlotte Lachs, singer, and Alice Brauner. He married Ellen Lindelöw from Ångermanland.

Lachs studied at Tekniska skolan (future Konstfack) 1894-1897, and at Konstnärsförbundets målarskola 1900. In addition, he was tutored at the etching school of Axel Tallberg, and made study travels around the United States, and the German Empire. He shared atelier with artists such as Ivar Arosenius, and John Bauer.

Lachs is represented inter alia at the National Library of Sweden, and Stockholm City Museum.

References

• Södermalm med omnejd i bilder av Charles Lachs (Stockholmia förlag, 2009, ISBN 9789170312113) by Alice Rasmussen
• Svenskt konstnärslexikon III, p. 440 (Allhems Förlag, Malmö)
• Svenska konstnärer: biografisk handbok, p. 285 (Väbo förlag, 1987)