Gustav Frank (lithographer)
Gustav Frank (born December 26, 1819 in Stralsund , † April 8, 1888 in Dessau ) was a German landscape painter , lithographer and draftsman.
Life
Detailed general view from around 1860 as a vedute , subtitled “ Hanover from the Lindner church tower ”; printed in the H. Arnold Lithographic Institute, Leipzig , approx. 34 × 61 cm
Gustav Frank was born the son of the actor and decorative painter Carl Friedrich Frank in Stralsund and was baptized as a Protestant. In 1853 he married Auguste Frühsorge. The couple had a son, Eugen Oskar, who worked as a painter and photographer. The Gustav Frank family lived in Dessau.
Works
Gustav Frank painted numerous vedutas of German cities. Examples of his historical town views:
- Alexisbad spa facilities , Harzgerode , 1852
- Ballenstaedt baroque palace , 1852
- The Mägdesprung, Harzgerode , 1852
- Dresden , view from the Radeberger Vorstadt and Neustadt to the old town, around 1860
- Zerbst , around 1860
- Güstrow and the surrounding area, around 1850
- View of the city of Oldenburg from the east, around 1852
- Schwerin , around 1860
literature
- Franz Hoffmann: The picturesque and romantic Anhalt. An album containing the description, history, legends of the country. August Stange, Dessau 1852.
Web links
Commons : Gustav Frank - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ^ Church register card index in the city archive of the Hanseatic city of Stralsund
- ↑ Albrecht Eckhardt, Udo Elerd, Ewald Gäßler: The image of the city . Bültmann & Gerriets, Oldenburg 1995, ISBN 3-928076-05-1 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Frank, Gustav |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Frank, Gustav Theodor Hillmar (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German landscape painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 26, 1819 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Stralsund |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 8, 1888 |
| Place of death | Dessau |