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

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Franz Able (1806 - 1880)
Franz Able
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Carl Spitzweg (1808 - 1885)
Carl Spitzweg
1808 - 1885
Lorenzo Quaglio (1793 - 1869)
Lorenzo Quaglio
1793 - 1869
Joseph Dunhauser (1805 - 1845)
Joseph Dunhauser
1805 - 1845
Johann Schlesinger (1768 - 1840)
Johann Schlesinger
1768 - 1840
August Wilhelm Wedeking (1807 - 1875)
August Wilhelm Wedeking
1807 - 1875
Michael Neher (1798 - 1876)
Michael Neher
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Anton Zwengauer (1810 - 1884)
Anton Zwengauer
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Friedrich von Amerling (1803 - 1887)
Friedrich von Amerling
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Frantisek Jan Makhnevich (1859 - 1897)
Frantisek Jan Makhnevich
1859 - 1897
Josef Lauer (1818 - 1881)
Josef Lauer
1818 - 1881
Ludwig Richter (1803 - 1884)
Ludwig Richter
1803 - 1884
Carl Kreul (1805 - 1867)
Carl Kreul
1805 - 1867
Edmund Ludwig Eduard Wodick (1816 - 1886)
Edmund Ludwig Eduard Wodick
1816 - 1886
Heinrich Franz Carl Billotte (1801 - 1892)
Heinrich Franz Carl Billotte
1801 - 1892
Julius Schoppe (1795 - 1868)
Julius Schoppe
1795 - 1868
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