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

Johann Georg Wille (1715 - 1808)
Johann Georg Wille
1715 - 1808
Kurt Löwengard (1895 - 1940)
Kurt Löwengard
1895 - 1940
Jan Frans van Douven (1656 - 1727)
Jan Frans van Douven
1656 - 1727
Hans Busch-Alsen (1900 - 1990)
Hans Busch-Alsen
1900 - 1990
Arthur Siebelist (1870 - 1945)
Arthur Siebelist
1870 - 1945
Markus Linnenbrink (1961)
Markus Linnenbrink
1961
Peter Philipp Rumpf (1821 - 1896)
Peter Philipp Rumpf
1821 - 1896
Gerhard Vormwald (1948 - 2016)
Gerhard Vormwald
1948 - 2016
Gabriele Maria Deininger-Arnhard (1855 - 1945)
Gabriele Maria Deininger-Arnhard
1855 - 1945
Egon von Vietinghoff (1903 - 1994)
Egon von Vietinghoff
1903 - 1994
Johann Zoffany (1733 - 1810)
Johann Zoffany
1733 - 1810
Johann Nepomuk Ott (1804 - 1870)
Johann Nepomuk Ott
1804 - 1870
Silke Schatz (1967)
Silke Schatz
1967
Joern Pfab (1925 - 1986)
Joern Pfab
1925 - 1986
Paula von Wächter (1860 - 1944)
Paula von Wächter
1860 - 1944
Gerhard von Kügelgen (1772 - 1820)
Gerhard von Kügelgen
1772 - 1820

Creators Impressionism

Eduard von Grützner (1846 - 1925)
Eduard von Grützner
1846 - 1925
Georg Arnold-Graboné (1896 - 1982)
Georg Arnold-Graboné
1896 - 1982
Peter Kraemer II (1857 - 1936)
Peter Kraemer II
1857 - 1936
Josef Kriehuber (1800 - 1876)
Josef Kriehuber
1800 - 1876
William Watts (1752 - 1851)
William Watts
1752 - 1851
Pietro Gaudenzi (1880 - 1955)
Pietro Gaudenzi
1880 - 1955
Isidoro Grünhut (1862 - 1896)
Isidoro Grünhut
1862 - 1896
Georges Emmanuel Tartarat (XIX century - 1880)
Georges Emmanuel Tartarat
XIX century - 1880
Heinrich von Zügel (1850 - 1941)
Heinrich von Zügel
1850 - 1941
Andor Emericzy (1878 - 1910)
Andor Emericzy
1878 - 1910
Gwen Barringer (1882 - 1960)
Gwen Barringer
1882 - 1960
Boris Mikhaylovich Kustodiev (1878 - 1927)
Boris Mikhaylovich Kustodiev
1878 - 1927
Hendrik Jan Hein (1822 - 1866)
Hendrik Jan Hein
1822 - 1866
Ortrud Elly Abeking (1904 - 1977)
Ortrud Elly Abeking
1904 - 1977
Emilia Mediz-Pelikan (1861 - 1908)
Emilia Mediz-Pelikan
1861 - 1908
John Glover (1767 - 1849)
John Glover
1767 - 1849