ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti sˈɪks lˈʌdwɪɡ wʌz ɐksˈɛptᵻd æt ðə pɹɛstˈɪdʒəs ɐkˈædeɪmi dʒˈuːliən ɪn pˈæɹɪs; ɪɾ ɪz nˈoʊn fɔːɹ ˈɛdʒuːkˌeɪɾɪŋ sˈeɪzæn, ɡoʊɡˈæn, ɪmˈaɪl bɜːnˈɑːɹd, mˈɔːɹɪs dˈɛniz, pɪˈɛɹ bˈɑːnɚd, ˈɛduːˌɑːɹd vjˈuːiːˌɑː, mˈeɪlɑːl, ænd ɐkˈɪliː lɔːɡˈeɪ.
In 1926 Ludwig was accepted at the prestigious Académie Julian in Paris; it is known for educating Cézanne, Gauguin, Émile Bernard, Maurice Denis, Pierre Bonnard, Eduard Vuillard, Maillol, and Achille Laugé.