Rudolf Ihlee (1883–1968): A Painter's Embrace of Light and Landscape Rudolf Ihlee (1883–1968) was born in London, inheriting artistic talent from his father, who founded the Jaegar cloth firm. From an early age, Ihlee demonstrated exceptional aptitude for engineering, apprenticed to Ferranti as an engineer in 1902, but he swiftly transitioned towards pursuing art, enrolling at Slade School of Fine Arts in 1906–10 where he excelled aca…