“Thoroughbreds Say Hello”
Type:Painting
Size:30.00" x 40.00"
Medium:Oil
Signed:Lower Right
Notes:
39” x49” framed Period Frame Provenance: From the Estate of Tower Hill Farm, NJ.
Carl Kahler ART FOR SALE
1855 Linz, Austria - 1906 San Francisco, California. Known for: Genre, landscape, pet portraits and racehorse scene painting.
Born in Linz, Austria in 1855, Carl Kahler studied at the Munich Art Academy and in Paris. During the 1880s he was well known in Germany and Austria. An itinerant artist, in 1886 he sailed for... Read full biography
Born in Linz, Austria in 1855, Carl Kahler studied at the Munich Art Academy and in Paris. During the 1880s he was well known in Germany and Austria. An itinerant artist, in 1886 he sailed for Australia where his works were well received and in demand. While there, he was awarded the commission for... Read full biography
Born in Linz, Austria in 1855, Carl Kahler studied at the Munich Art Academy and in Paris. During the 1880s he was well known in Germany and Austria. An itinerant artist, in 1886 he sailed for Australia where his works were well received and in demand. While there, he was awarded the commission for four paintings of the Melbourne Cup (racing event) and others in New Zealand. Upon moving to San Francisco from NYC in 1891, he opened a studio where he specialized in figure painting. The local... Read full biography
Born in Linz, Austria in 1855, Carl Kahler studied at the Munich Art Academy and in Paris. During the 1880s he was well known in Germany and Austria. An itinerant artist, in 1886 he sailed for Australia where his works were well received and in demand. While there, he was awarded the commission for four paintings of the Melbourne Cup (racing event) and others in New Zealand. Upon moving to San Francisco from NYC in 1891, he opened a studio where he specialized in figure painting. The local press called him "an erratic genius" who asked enormous prices for his canvases and would often destroy a painting if he was unhappy with it or if he thought it would sell for less than he felt it was worth. His works are rare. He was a resident of NYC... Read full biography
Born in Linz, Austria in 1855, Carl Kahler studied at the Munich Art Academy and in Paris. During the 1880s he was well known in Germany and Austria. An itinerant artist, in 1886 he sailed for Australia where his works were well received and in demand. While there, he was awarded the commission for four paintings of the Melbourne Cup (racing event) and others in New Zealand. Upon moving to San Francisco from NYC in 1891, he opened a studio where he specialized in figure painting. The local press called him "an erratic genius" who asked enormous prices for his canvases and would often destroy a painting if he was unhappy with it or if he thought it would sell for less than he felt it was worth. His works are rare. He was a resident of NYC in 1921-26; his track is then lost. Exhibitions: . Berlin, 1880 . Dresden. Munich . Vienna. San Fra. Source: Edan Hughes, "Artists in California,... Read full biography
Carl Kahler - Art for Sale (2 available)
Contemplating The Consequences
Type:Painting
Year:1890
Size:29.00" x 30.00" x 3.00"
Medium:Oil
Signed:Lower Left
Notes:
Contemplating The Consequences by Carl Kahler (1855-1906) Oil on canvas signed lower left. Well know for his paintings of cats with one large piece with 20 cats that sold at auction for over $800,000.