Gustav Breuning
Gustav Breuning (* 1828 in Prussian Stargard ; † 1902 in Graudenz ) was a German landscape painter who worked in Graudenz.
There is no reliable information about his youth or his apprenticeship as a painter. During the apprenticeship years he visited Italy. He lived in Graudenz since the 1860s. He had his own studio there as well as a shop with wallpaper and painting supplies. In addition to the landscapes, he painted religious pictures a. a. for the local Protestant parish church. In the castle of the Bieler family in Mełno, (municipality of Gruta ), he created wall paintings with views of the castles of the Teutonic Order . His works also appeared in the form of postcards.
His works are in the Graudenzer Museum and in the West Prussian State Museum in Münster-Wolbeck .
literature
- Bogdan Chrapkowski, Maciej Rejmanowski: Mełno gmina Gruta. Zespół pałacowo-parkowy. Toruń, Państw. Służba Ochrony Zabytków, Oddz. Woj. w Toruniu, 1996, ISBN 83-903105-5-4
- Grudziądz. Widoki miasta (cityscapes), oprac. Jadwiga Drozdowska, Grudziądz, Wydaw. Muzeum w Grudziądzu, 2001, ISBN 83-88076-04-3
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Breuning, Gustav |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German landscape painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1828 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Prussian Stargard |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1902 |
| Place of death | Graudenz |