Ludwig Bock (1886-1971), studied at the Academy of Art from 1906, including as a master student of Heinrich von Zügel. In 1908 he participated for the first time in an exhibition of the Secession and became its member in 1917. A trip to Paris in 1913, where he became acquainted with French modernism and works by Henri Matisse and Paul Cézanne, had a formative influence. From 1918 Bock regularly organized exhibitions, especially at the Glaspalast. In 1929 he received the Rome Prize and the Villa Massimo scholarship associated with it. Still Life with Apples, Pear and Jug, oil/canvas, signed & dated 1917 lower left, 46 x 54 cm, framed 70 x 78 cm