Karl Roux (1826 - 1894)

Karl Roux

Karl Roux was a German painter of the second half of the 19th century. Lon is known as a painter, the son of the painter Jakob Wilhelm Roux.

Karl Roux began his career with landscapes, as well as depictions of figures on horseback and military scenes, before moving on to idyllic subjects and animal depictions. He found his style in genre painting, depicting folk life. Some of his famous works are: "Riders on the Run", "Goethe's Dorothea driving a harness of oxen", "Plowing a Field in the Early Morning", "Haymaking", "Livestock Sale in Munich" and others.