Ludwig Knaus (1829-1910) was a German genre painter. He studied in Dusseldorf and Paris and later became a professor at the Berlin Academy. Knaus' themes focused on the idealization of country life, as later typified by Norman Rockwell. Like many artists of the Dusseldorf School, his technique was Neoclassical, but his subject matter was not. I appreciate Knaus' tendency to find beauty in everyday life.This painting is called A Portrait of a Tyrolean Girl (1874), now hanging in a private collection. It's simple, ordinary, and beautiful.
2 comments:
I like Knaus, but don't have any of his work quite yet.
I like your blog.
I mention a lot about my art collection in my blog, but you have to get through the other stuff to get to it. It's worth it though.
Aloha,
Jeff
I'll check it out.
I own no art except of the 'starving artist' variety, or my own work (which may not qualify as art).
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