Christiaan Kramm (1797 - 1875)

Christiaan Kramm

Christian Kramm is a Dutch architect, artist and art collector. In 1810, at the age of 13, he was apprenticed to the jeweler N. van Voorst, where he also learned to draw from the wallpaper artist Hendrik van Barneveld. In his free time, he played in the Chinese shadow theater, which he was very interested in and made his own scenery for this. Five years after joining van Voorst, he was accepted as an artist's private apprentice and director of the drawing department at the Stadstekenschoo. He met the director of the theater, Cornelis van Leeuwen, and until 1840 he created many scenery for the theater. He also worked as an architect. In 1826 he was appointed director of the architectural department of the City Drawing School, which he remained for 40 years. Since 1840 he retired and devoted himself to the creation of paintings and engravings. His portraits on ivory were in great demand.

Date and place of birt:	18 april 1797, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Date and place of death:	24 may 1875, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Nationality:	The Netherlands
Period of activity:	XIX century
Specialization:	Architect, Artist, Decorator, Engraver, Genre painter, Landscape painter, Painter, Portraitist
Genre:	Genre art, Landscape painting, Portrait
Art style:	Realism
Technique:	Engraving, Oil, Oil on canvas, Oil on panel