Gustav Kruell
Gustav Kruell (born October 31, 1843 as Gustav Krüll in Düsseldorf - Grafenberg ; † January 2, 1907 in San Luis Obispo , California ) was a German-American portrait - wood engraver and illustrator .
Life
Kruell learned xylography from Richard Brend'amour in Düsseldorf . For the "Xylographische Kunstanstalt Brend'amour & Cie." He created wood engravings that appeared in the magazine Die Gartenlaube in 1865 . Later he moved to Leipzig , then to Stuttgart , where he ran the xylographic institute "Krüll und Michael" with Mori [t] z Michael. By 1873 at the latest, he settled in the United States and gained a reputation as a portrait wood engraver. He lived in East Orange , New Jersey , and later in San Luis Obispo, California. With his compatriot Friedrich Jüngling (also Frederick Juengling , 1846-1889) he founded the Society of American Wood Engravers in 1881 and took over its chairmanship. In 1899 he published the portfolio of National Portraits with RH Russell in New York City . Eight Portraits of Historic Americans .
Kruell's prints have appeared in the country's illustrated magazines , including Harper's Magazine , Harper's Weekly , Sribner's Monthly , The American Art Review, and Century Magazine . He successfully participated in various exhibitions:
- 1889: World Exhibition in Paris
- 1890: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
- 1893: World's Columbian Exposition (medal)
- 1895: Keppel's Gallery, New York City
- 1901: Pan-American Exposition (silver medal)
- 1904: Louisiana Purchase Exposition (Gold Medal)
literature
- Kruell, Gustav . In: The New International Encyclopædia . New York 1905.
- Kruell, Gustav . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 22 : Krügner – Leitch . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1928.
- James B. Carrington (preface): Gustav Kruell, American Portrait Engraver on Wood . Winfred Porter Truesdell, Champlain / New York 1929.
- Kruell, Gustav . In: Eva-Maria Hanebutt-Benz: Studies on German wood engraving in the 19th century . In: Archives for the history of the book industry . Volume 24, Frankfurt am Main 1984, ISBN 978-3-7657-1262-3 , Sp. 1091 f. ( Google Books ).
Web links
- Gustav Kruell , directory on the harvardartmuseums.org portal
Individual evidence
- ^ Museum Kunstpalast : Artists from the Düsseldorf School of Painting (selection, as of November 2016, PDF )
- ^ Address and business manual for the royal capital and residence city of Stuttgart for the year 1871 . Stuttgart, p. 84 ( Google Books )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kruell, Gustav |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Krull, Gustav |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German-American portrait wood engraver and illustrator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 31, 1843 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Düsseldorf - Grafenberg |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 2, 1907 |
| Place of death | San Luis Obispo , California |