Franz Gräßel (1861 - 1948) - photo 1

Franz Gräßel

Franz Xafer Gräßel was a German animal and landscape painter.

Gräßel studied painting at the Karlsruhe Academy and at the Munich Academy, where he became a professor in 1911. Initially his favorite subject was rural landscapes, but from 1894 he painted mainly ducks and geese and achieved a high level of skill in their depiction. Gräßel even earned the nickname "duck painter".

In 1932 Gräßel joined the NSDAP, and in 1938, 1939 and 1940 was represented by four paintings at the Great Exhibition of German Art in Munich. Adolf Hitler liked them so much that he purchased them all. The artist's paintings are now in important galleries and collections in Germany.

Date and place of birt:24 november 1861, Sasbach, Germany
Date and place of death:4 march 1948, Emmering, Germany
Nationality:Germany
Period of activity: XIX, XX century
Specialization:Animalist, Artist, Painter
Genre:Animalistic, Genre art, Landscape painting
Art style:Impressionism, Realism

Creators Germany

Gustav Friedrich Papperitz (1813 - 1861)
Gustav Friedrich Papperitz
1813 - 1861
Adolf Lins (1856 - 1927)
Adolf Lins
1856 - 1927
Govert van Emmerik (1808 - 1882)
Govert van Emmerik
1808 - 1882
Max Esser (1885 - 1943)
Max Esser
1885 - 1943
Helmut Middendorf (1953)
Helmut Middendorf
1953
Joachim von Sandrart (1606 - 1688)
Joachim von Sandrart
1606 - 1688
Anne Sicker-Schröer (1931 - 2023)
Anne Sicker-Schröer
1931 - 2023
Otto Beler (1847 - 1913)
Otto Beler
1847 - 1913
Peter Brüning (1929 - 1970)
Peter Brüning
1929 - 1970
Gerta Mikhaylovna Nemenova (1905 - 1986)
Gerta Mikhaylovna Nemenova
1905 - 1986
David Roentgen (1743 - 1807)
David Roentgen
1743 - 1807
Max Lacher (1905 - 1988)
Max Lacher
1905 - 1988
Leo von Klenze (1784 - 1864)
Leo von Klenze
1784 - 1864
Karin Sander (1957)
Karin Sander
1957
Heiko Tappenbeck (1936 - 2021)
Heiko Tappenbeck
1936 - 2021
Hans-Christian Koglin (1937 - 2007)
Hans-Christian Koglin
1937 - 2007

Creators Impressionism

Carl Kenzler (1872 - 1947)
Carl Kenzler
1872 - 1947
Fritz Wagner (1896 - 1939)
Fritz Wagner
1896 - 1939
Auguste Mayer (1805 - 1890)
Auguste Mayer
1805 - 1890
Friedrich Bindewald (1862 - 1940)
Friedrich Bindewald
1862 - 1940
Friedrich Boser (1809 - 1881)
Friedrich Boser
1809 - 1881
Felix Kniest (1913 - 1985)
Felix Kniest
1913 - 1985
Nicolaas Johannes Roosenboom (1805 - 1880)
Nicolaas Johannes Roosenboom
1805 - 1880
Michael Arp (1955 - 2013)
Michael Arp
1955 - 2013
Theodor Alexander Weber (1838 - 1907)
Theodor Alexander Weber
1838 - 1907
Aleksandra Rodionovna Arkhiereeva (1924 - ?)
Aleksandra Rodionovna Arkhiereeva
1924 - ?
Marie Jules Justin (1847 - 1891)
Marie Jules Justin
1847 - 1891
Jean Coune (1900 - 1963)
Jean Coune
1900 - 1963
Leszik Piasecki (1928 - 1990)
Leszik Piasecki
1928 - 1990
Ivan Fomich Khrutsky (1810 - 1885)
Ivan Fomich Khrutsky
1810 - 1885
Luigi Mantovani (1880 - 1957)
Luigi Mantovani
1880 - 1957
Chen Yifei (1946 - 2005)
Chen Yifei
1946 - 2005
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