Karl Krug - Artist Info

About Karl Krug

  • Biography

    From 1921, Karl Krug studied at the School of Visual Arts in Leipzig under the guidance of Alois Kolb and Hans Soltmann. He then went on study trips to Italy and Schleswig-Holstein. In 1930 he was awarded the Ernst-Keil grant from the Academy in Leipzig.

    In 1942 his studio was destroyed with his entire oeuvre. From 1950 to 1965, he worked as a teacher at the HGB Leipzig and directed the studio for engraving and etching. In 1975 he was winner of the Art Prize of the City of Leipzig.

    Works by Krug are in the collections of the Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin, the Galerie Neue Meister in Dresden, and the Museum der Bildenden Künste in Leipzig. (cko)

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