Gustav Kraus (1804 - 1852) - photo 1

Gustav Kraus

Gustav Kraus, also known as Gustav Friedrich or Gustav Wilhelm, was a Bavarian painter and lithographer.

He studied at the Munich Academy of Fine Arts and was admitted as a member of the Munich Art Society, and is considered a representative of the Biedermeier. In 1836 he founded his own lithographic publishing house. In his landscape works, Kraus combined topographical precision with artistic quality.

His urban and architectural vedute, depictions of historical events, including maneuvers, parades, processions, inauguration ceremonies, portraits of noble contemporaries, sketches of costumes and uniforms were published by many publishing houses. One of the most valuable of Kraus's works today is the depiction of the Oktoberfest procession of 1835 with 24 colorful lithographs.

Date and place of birt:30 august 1804, Passau, Germany
Date and place of death:15 november 1852, Munich, Germany
Period of activity: XIX century
Specialization:Artist, Engraver, Painter, Publisher
Genre:Cityscape, Genre art, History painting, Military art, Landscape painting, Portrait
Art style:Biedermeier

Creators Biedermeier

Aloysius Reyhan (1807 - 1860)
Aloysius Reyhan
1807 - 1860
Heinrich Franz Carl Billotte (1801 - 1892)
Heinrich Franz Carl Billotte
1801 - 1892
Joseph Anton Koch (1768 - 1839)
Joseph Anton Koch
1768 - 1839
Jožef (Giuseppe) Tominc (1790 - 1866)
Jožef (Giuseppe) Tominc
1790 - 1866
Adolf von Menzel (1815 - 1905)
Adolf von Menzel
1815 - 1905
Anton Zwengauer (1810 - 1884)
Anton Zwengauer
1810 - 1884
Julius Schoppe (1795 - 1868)
Julius Schoppe
1795 - 1868
Johann Peter Krafft (1780 - 1856)
Johann Peter Krafft
1780 - 1856
Peter Mayr (1758 - 1836)
Peter Mayr
1758 - 1836
Eduard Gurk (1801 - 1841)
Eduard Gurk
1801 - 1841
Eduard Gaertner (1801 - 1877)
Eduard Gaertner
1801 - 1877
Ludwig Richter (1803 - 1884)
Ludwig Richter
1803 - 1884
Heinrich Christoph Kolbe (1771 - 1836)
Heinrich Christoph Kolbe
1771 - 1836
Frantisek Jan Makhnevich (1859 - 1897)
Frantisek Jan Makhnevich
1859 - 1897
Lorenzo Quaglio (1793 - 1869)
Lorenzo Quaglio
1793 - 1869
Joseph Dunhauser (1805 - 1845)
Joseph Dunhauser
1805 - 1845