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Peter Kramer I AUCTION RECORDS
1823 Zweibrucken, Germany - 1907 Brooklyn, New York. Known for: Genre, portrait, miniature painting, lithography.
Peter Kramer, originally surnamed Kraemer, a painter, miniaturist, watercolorist and lithographer, was born in Bavaria, Germany in1823. He immigrated to the United States in 1848 and settled in... Read full biography
Peter Kramer, originally surnamed Kraemer, a painter, miniaturist, watercolorist and lithographer, was born in Bavaria, Germany in1823. He immigrated to the United States in 1848 and settled in Philadelphia where he worked for Peter S. Duval until 1857. His most well known lithographs were of Civil... Read full biography
Peter Kramer, originally surnamed Kraemer, a painter, miniaturist, watercolorist and lithographer, was born in Bavaria, Germany in1823. He immigrated to the United States in 1848 and settled in Philadelphia where he worked for Peter S. Duval until 1857. His most well known lithographs were of Civil War scenes which later afforded him the opportunity to paint the life portraits of the Generals made famous in that war. For a brief period in the 1850s (1850 or 1851) Kramer was also associated with... Read full biography
Peter Kramer, originally surnamed Kraemer, a painter, miniaturist, watercolorist and lithographer, was born in Bavaria, Germany in1823. He immigrated to the United States in 1848 and settled in Philadelphia where he worked for Peter S. Duval until 1857. His most well known lithographs were of Civil War scenes which later afforded him the opportunity to paint the life portraits of the Generals made famous in that war. For a brief period in the 1850s (1850 or 1851) Kramer was also associated with Lewis N. Rosenthal, another Philadelphia lithographer. A small number of prints were issued under the company name Kramer & Rosenthal. In addition to being a lithographer, Mr. Kramer was known to paint prominent men of the time, including President... Read full biography
Peter Kramer, originally surnamed Kraemer, a painter, miniaturist, watercolorist and lithographer, was born in Bavaria, Germany in1823. He immigrated to the United States in 1848 and settled in Philadelphia where he worked for Peter S. Duval until 1857. His most well known lithographs were of Civil War scenes which later afforded him the opportunity to paint the life portraits of the Generals made famous in that war. For a brief period in the 1850s (1850 or 1851) Kramer was also associated with Lewis N. Rosenthal, another Philadelphia lithographer. A small number of prints were issued under the company name Kramer & Rosenthal. In addition to being a lithographer, Mr. Kramer was known to paint prominent men of the time, including President Lincoln and Civil War Generals. As a miniaturist, he is famous reproducing his life studies of these men ont... Read full biography
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Peter Kramer I Auction: 05/13/2009 - 5/14/2009Lot: 776.75Subscribe or get free alerts
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