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Cornelius David Krieghoff BIOGRAPHY
1812/15 Amsterdam, Holland - 1872 Chicago, Illinois. Known for: Frontier genre, animal and landscape painting.
Canadian artist, Cornelius David Krieghoff was born on 19 June 1815 in Amsterdam, son of a German expatriate father and Belgian mother. In the early 1830's, it is believed he may have studied art at... Read full biography
Canadian artist, Cornelius David Krieghoff was born on 19 June 1815 in Amsterdam, son of a German expatriate father and Belgian mother. In the early 1830's, it is believed he may have studied art at the Dusseldorf Academy. In 1836, he emigrated to the United States and enlisted in the American... Read full biography
Canadian artist, Cornelius David Krieghoff was born on 19 June 1815 in Amsterdam, son of a German expatriate father and Belgian mother. In the early 1830's, it is believed he may have studied art at the Dusseldorf Academy. In 1836, he emigrated to the United States and enlisted in the American army, fighting against the Seminole Indians of Florida. In New York, he met a young French-Canadian woman, Emile Gautier, whom he married. He was discharged in 1840 on rumors that he deserted, and then he... Read full biography
Canadian artist, Cornelius David Krieghoff was born on 19 June 1815 in Amsterdam, son of a German expatriate father and Belgian mother. In the early 1830's, it is believed he may have studied art at the Dusseldorf Academy. In 1836, he emigrated to the United States and enlisted in the American army, fighting against the Seminole Indians of Florida. In New York, he met a young French-Canadian woman, Emile Gautier, whom he married. He was discharged in 1840 on rumors that he deserted, and then he went to Paris in 1844 to copy paintings in the Louvre. He later settled in Longueuil, then Montreal around 1847 or 1848. Krieghoff's early paintings are mainly local scenery, and often include his wife and young daughter. He also painted scenes of... Read full biography
Canadian artist, Cornelius David Krieghoff was born on 19 June 1815 in Amsterdam, son of a German expatriate father and Belgian mother. In the early 1830's, it is believed he may have studied art at the Dusseldorf Academy. In 1836, he emigrated to the United States and enlisted in the American army, fighting against the Seminole Indians of Florida. In New York, he met a young French-Canadian woman, Emile Gautier, whom he married. He was discharged in 1840 on rumors that he deserted, and then he went to Paris in 1844 to copy paintings in the Louvre. He later settled in Longueuil, then Montreal around 1847 or 1848. Krieghoff's early paintings are mainly local scenery, and often include his wife and young daughter. He also painted scenes of Indian life, portraits, and landscapes, which he sold door-to-door for $5 to $10 each.... Read full biography
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Canadian artist, Cornelius David Krieghoff was born on 19 June 1815 in Amsterdam, son of a German expatriate father and Belgian mother. In the early 1830's, it is believed he may have studied art at the Dusseldorf Academy. In 1836, he emigrated to the United States and enlisted in the American army, fighting against the Seminole Indians of Florida.
In New York, he met a young French-Canadian woman, Emile Gautier, whom he married. He was discharged in 1840 on rumors that he deserted, and then he went to Paris in 1844 to copy paintings in the Louvre. He later settled in Longueuil, then Montreal around 1847 or 1848.
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