Biography
Fredrich August von Kaulbach was a German Realist painter best known for his high-society portraits of celebrities and aristocrats, as well as his historical scenes of German Nationalistic and Teutonic sentiment. Kaulbach’s style was deeply informed by early 19th-century French academic painting techniques, and was particularly inspired by the portraits of Hans Holbein. Born on June 2, 1850 in Munich, Germany, he went on to study at the Royal School of Applied Arts in Nuremberg and with his father, the painter Freidrich Kaulbach. Today, his works are in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Frye Art Museum in Seattle, the Morris Museum in New Jersey, and the Deutsches Historiches Museum in Berlin, among others. Kaulbach died on July 26, 1920 in Ohlstadt, Germany.
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Biography
Fredrich August von Kaulbach was a German Realist painter best known for his high-society portraits of celebrities and aristocrats, as well as his historical scenes of German Nationalistic and Teutonic sentiment. Kaulbach’s style was deeply informed by early 19th-century French academic painting techniques, and was particularly inspired by the portraits of Hans Holbein. Born on June 2, 1850 in Munich, Germany, he went on to study at the Royal School of Applied Arts in Nuremberg and with his father, the painter Freidrich Kaulbach. Today, his works are in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Frye Art Museum in Seattle, the Morris Museum in New Jersey, and the Deutsches Historiches Museum in Berlin, among others. Kaulbach died on July 26, 1920 in Ohlstadt, Germany.
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ArtCollection.io is a cloud based solution that gives you access to your collection anywhere you have a secure internet connection. In addition to a beautiful web dashboard, we also provide users with a suite of mobile applications that allow for data synchronization and offline browsing. Feel confident in your ability to access your art collection anywhere around the world at anytime. Download ArtCollection.io today!