Albert Graefle
Albert Graefle (born May 2, 1809 in Freiburg im Breisgau , † December 27, 1889 in Munich ) was a German history and portrait painter .
Life
Around 1825 Graefle began studying at the University of Freiburg i.Br. on. He received drawing lessons from the Baden court painter Franz Joseph Zoll . From 1827 he studied at the art academy in Munich, where he had first contact with his future teacher, Franz Xaver Winterhalter . Graefle was in Paris between 1839 and 1848 , where he entered Winterhalter's studio as his pupil and assistant. Subsequently worked as a portrait and history painter, from 1846 participation in the Paris Salon . In 1852 he moved to Munich, where he mainly worked as a portrait painter and head of an art school.
Works (selection)
- Side portrait of the composer Frédéric Chopin, around 1840, oil on wood, 27 × 22 cm, Paris, private collection (Idzikowski / Sydow 1953, p. XXI) (plate XXXI)
- Femme de Sorrente, whereabouts unknown; Original for: Émile Lassalle, Femme de Sorrente after Albert Graefle, 1844, lithograph, 45 × 63 cm, SNR-3– GRAEFLE, A., Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Département des Estampes et de la photographie
literature
- Gitta Ho: Graefle, Albert. in: Bénédicte Savoy, France Nerlich (Ed.): Paris apprenticeship years. A lexicon for training German painters in the French capital. Volume 1: 1793-1843 . De Gruyter, Berlin / Boston 2013, ISBN 978-3-11-029057-8 , pp. 96–98.
- Hyacinth Holland : Graefle, Albert . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 49, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1904, p. 506 f.
Web links
Commons : Albert Graefle - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Graefle, Albert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German history and portrait painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 2, 1809 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Freiburg in Breisgau |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 27, 1889 |
| Place of death | Munich |