Professor Peter Lasko,79, Dies
The First Art Newspaper on the Net    Established in 1996 Tuesday, November 12, 2024


Professor Peter Lasko,79, Dies



EVREUX, FRANCE.- Professor Peter Erik Lasko, 79, who was the director of the Courtald Institute of Art in London from 1974 to 1985, died. He was born in Berlin on March 5, 1924. From 1950 to 1965 he was Assistant Keeper at the British Museum. Between 1965 and 1973 he was Professor of Visual Arts, University of East Anglia. From 1974 to 1985 he was Professor of the History of Art, Courtauld Institute, London University and Director. In 1981 he was named CBE.
Peter Lasko was mainly known for his knowledge in medieval art. Just before he died, he finished writing a book on German Expressionism and Modernism.
A friend of Peter Lasko’s father was s senior officer of the SS, and because the Lasko’s were Jewish, the friend advised them to leave Germany. So the Lasko family went to live to London. Peter Lasko first wanted to become painter, so he studied at Hammersmith and St Martin’s Schools of Art. Peter Lasko saw that he would not succeed at painting so he went to study after the Second World War at Birkbeck College. He studied art history. In 1964 he was admitted to the Courtauld Institute and three years later he graduated.










Today's News

November 12, 2024

New immersive art installation at Art Blocks Weekend in Marfa Texas November 14-17

Gagosian announces exhibition of new paintings by Katharina Grosse in New York

Christie's to offer The Helmut Nanz Family Collection of Musical Manuscripts

Holabird Western Americana Collections will hold a spectacular 7-day Autumn Gold Auction

Nudes, Antiquity, Anatomy: Hamburger Kunsthalle explores the world through drawing

Kunsthaus Zürich presents first major Marina Abramović retrospective in Switzerland

MCA Chicago presents 'The Living End: Painting and Other Technologies, 1970-2020'

Pace to open an exhibition of late works by Adolph Gottlieb

New photography exhibition on view at the Crocker

Nam June Paik Prize 2024 awarded to Joan Jonas

Original art that nabbed Grammy nod for Elton John's no. 1 album 'Captain Fantastic' leads auction at Heritage

Exhibition at Karma focuses on works from the 90's by Ouattara Watts

Paul Thiebaud Gallery exhibits fourteen paintings from Eileen David's new series

Towner Eastbourne presents a new public art commission by Verity-Jane Keefe in Shinewater & Langney

The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea exhibits the Korea Artist Prize

Dundee Contemporary Arts announces exhibitions programme 2025-26

Imagination takes flight at Hive Festival at the Art Gallery of New South Wales this summer

Ellen de Bruijne Projects opens 'Lucile Desamory: Still Film'

Pangolin London opens a solo exhibition of sculptures and drawings by Susie MacMurray

Peter Blum Gallery opens an exhibition of new works by Nicholas Galanin




Museums, Exhibits, Artists, Milestones, Digital Art, Architecture, Photography,
Photographers, Special Photos, Special Reports, Featured Stories, Auctions, Art Fairs,
Anecdotes, Art Quiz, Education, Mythology, 3D Images, Last Week, .

 



Founder:
Ignacio Villarreal
(1941 - 2019)
Editor & Publisher: Jose Villarreal
Art Director: Juan José Sepúlveda Ramírez
Writer: Ofelia Zurbia Betancourt

Royalville Communications, Inc
produces:

ignaciovillarreal.org juncodelavega.com facundocabral-elfinal.org
Founder's Site. Hommage
to a Mexican poet.
Hommage
       

The First Art Newspaper on the Net. The Best Versions Of Ave Maria Song Junco de la Vega Site Ignacio Villarreal Site
Tell a Friend
Dear User, please complete the form below in order to recommend the Artdaily newsletter to someone you know.
Please complete all fields marked *.
Sending Mail
Sending Successful