Charles Nahl ART FOR SALE

1818 Kassel, Germany - 1878 San Francisco, California. Known for: Child portrait, historical, animal.

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Born in Kassel, Germany, to a renowned family of artists, Charles Nahl is described as "California's first significant artist" . (Baigell 247). He became a painter of portraits, scenes of California pioneering that became the basis of the Crocker Museum collection, and of goldmining genre, especially humorous depictions involving alcohal and raucous interaction. He was also an illustrator and engraver. Charles Nahl and his half-brother, Hugo Nahl, attended the art academy of Kassel and then went to Paris in 1846 to study with Horace Vernet and Paul Delaroche. That year, he changed his name from Carl Christian to Charles Christian Nahl. He also exhibited at the Paris Salon. Fleeing turmoil of the 1848 Revolution in France, the Nahl family... Read full biography

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Indian Family on San Francisco Bay

Type:Painting

Size:4.50" x 7.00"

Medium:Watercolor

Signed:Unsigned

Notes:

The study for the larger painting by the same title in the Oakland Museum. Note the difference in mood and amount of provisions in the study vs the example presented to the public. A much needed realistic depiction of the plight of the American Indian.

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