Artist Directory — 19th Century German Portrait Painters

Kraus, Friedrich (1826-1894)

Kraus painted this towards the end of his life with five decades of experience behind him. He had the honour of studying under, and working alongside, some o...
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Mayer, August Georg (1834-1889)

August Georg Mayer was born in Vienna and worked predominantly as a portraitist. His style was broadly traditional and he often gave his subjects a sense of ...
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Rüger, Curt (1867-1930)

German artist Curt Rüger produced a wide-ranging oeuvre of work. From still lifes, to portraits, to interiors, and landscapes, nothing escaped his curious ey...
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Schoppe, Julius (1795-1868)

German artist Julius Schoppe produced majestic portraits, which imbued their subjects with purity and a sense of near-ethereal radiance. The gentle undulatio...
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Von Hackl, Gabriel (1843-1926)

Gabriel Von Hackl was capable of highly detailed portraits and scenes but also painted in a more impressionistic style in the later part of his career. He wa...
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