Charles Christian Nahl (1818 - 1878)
1818-10-18Kassel, Germany1878-03-01San Francisco, USAUSA
Charles Christian Nahl
Charles Christian Nahl was a German-born painter who lived in the United States for the last half of his life. He lived most of those 30 years in California and is considered among the state's first significant painters.
Leaving political unrest in Hesse and France, Nahl immigrated to New York City in 1848 with family and friends. He moved to California the following year, at first hoping for luck in the gold rush. He and his family settled in what became part of the United States, living in Sacramento until 1852 and then in San Francisco.
Date and place of birt: | 18 october 1818, Kassel, Germany |
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Date and place of death: | 1 march 1878, San Francisco, USA |
Nationality: | USA |
Period of activity: | XIX century |
Specialization: | Artist, Painter |
Genre: | Animalistic, Genre art, Landscape painting |
Art style: | Academism |