Franz Emil Krause - Artist Info

About Franz Emil Krause

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Francis Krause
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    Franz (Francis) Krause (1836-1900)

    He was born outside Berlin in in 1836. He married Amelia Stock, the daughter of another German painter. They moved to England, settling in Southport where some of his paintings were of shipwrecks. One of these paintings hangs in Southport Art Gallery as does one by his son Emil. Francis eventually moved to Conwy, North Wales where he painted some beautiful canvases of the local countryside.

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