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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Karl Schröder-Tapiau (1870 - 1945)
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Peter Mayr (1758 - 1836)
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Johann Peter Krafft (1780 - 1856)
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Adolf von Menzel (1815 - 1905)
Adolf von Menzel
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Franz Ringer (1865 - 1917)
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Georg Friedrich Kersting (1785 - 1847)
Georg Friedrich Kersting
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Josef Borsos (1821 - 1883)
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Moritz von Schwind (1804 - 1871)
Moritz von Schwind
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Marcin Yablonsky (1801 - 1876)
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Edmund Ludwig Eduard Wodick (1816 - 1886)
Edmund Ludwig Eduard Wodick
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Josef Lauer (1818 - 1881)
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Carl Kreul (1805 - 1867)
Carl Kreul
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