One of the early Chicago artists to adopt Impressionism, Karl Buehr became a figure and landscape painter. As a figure painter, his specialty became "gorgeously colored images of young women on... Read full biography
One of the early Chicago artists to adopt Impressionism, Karl Buehr became a figure and landscape painter. As a figure painter, his specialty became "gorgeously colored images of young women on porches overlooking brilliant summertime gardens." (Kennedy 98) His later work often showed a female... Read full biography
One of the early Chicago artists to adopt Impressionism, Karl Buehr became a figure and landscape painter. As a figure painter, his specialty became "gorgeously colored images of young women on porches overlooking brilliant summertime gardens." (Kennedy 98) His later work often showed a female figure with serious expression engaging the viewer with a direct stare. In his landscapes, he was noted for his strong coloration. In a December 1896 student exhibition at the Art Institute, a reviewer... Read full biography
One of the early Chicago artists to adopt Impressionism, Karl Buehr became a figure and landscape painter. As a figure painter, his specialty became "gorgeously colored images of young women on porches overlooking brilliant summertime gardens." (Kennedy 98) His later work often showed a female figure with serious expression engaging the viewer with a direct stare. In his landscapes, he was noted for his strong coloration. In a December 1896 student exhibition at the Art Institute, a reviewer for the Chicago Times Herald described Buehr's landscapes as "blithe and joyous" with "country roads brilliant in sunlight . fields rich in summer verdure, under soft skies painted in a high, musical key." (Gerdts 68). Buehr was born as one of seven... Read full biography
One of the early Chicago artists to adopt Impressionism, Karl Buehr became a figure and landscape painter. As a figure painter, his specialty became "gorgeously colored images of young women on porches overlooking brilliant summertime gardens." (Kennedy 98) His later work often showed a female figure with serious expression engaging the viewer with a direct stare. In his landscapes, he was noted for his strong coloration. In a December 1896 student exhibition at the Art Institute, a reviewer for the Chicago Times Herald described Buehr's landscapes as "blithe and joyous" with "country roads brilliant in sunlight . fields rich in summer verdure, under soft skies painted in a high, musical key." (Gerdts 68). Buehr was born as one of seven sons to a prosperous German family who emigrated to America and settled in Chicago in 1869. He was first exposed... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (32)
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Midwestern Visions of Impressionism: 1890-1930 (Exhibition catalog)
2007
Massillon Museum
0 pages (color)
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005
Davenport, Ray
2,421 pages
Fine American Art from 1845 to 1960 (Spanierman Gallery, LLC (Exhibition catalog)
2005
Reis, Mary Clare; Lisa N. Peters et all
0 pages (color)
Paintings and Sculpture in the Collection of The National Academy of Design Volume One: 1826-1925
2004
Dearinger, David B.
672 pages (color)
Chicago Modern 1893-1945: Pursuit of the New (Exhibition catalog)
2004
Kennedy, Elizabeth (Editor)
176 pages (color)
Union League Club of Chicago Art Collection
2003
Richter, Marianne; Wendy Greenhouse (Essays)
308 pages (color)
The Friedman Collection: Artists of Chicago (Spanierman Gallery, LLC) (Exhibition catalog)
2002
Gerdts, Dr. William H. (essay)
88 pages (color)
110 Years of American Art:1830-1940 (Spanierman Galleries, LLC) (Exhibition catalog)
2001
Spanierman, Deborah (essay)
136 pages (color)
Tranquil America: A Century of Painting, 1840-1940 (Exhibition catalog)
2000
Editor, Spanierman Gallery
0 pages
Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
3,724 pages
The Marshall Collection (Exhibition catalog)
1999
Love, Richard H; William H. Marshall
108 pages (color)
Masterworks of American Impressionism from the Pfeil Collection (Exhibition catalog)
1992
Gerdts, William H
282 pages (color)
Annual Exhibition Record, National Academy of Design: 1901-1950 (Exhibition catalog)
1990
Falk, Peter Hastings
622 pages
The Annual Exhibition Record of the Art Institute of Chicago (Exhibition catalog)
1990
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
1,117 pages
Art Across America: The South, Near Midwest (Volume Two)
1990
Gerdts, William H
396 pages (color)
Annual Exhibition Record, 1876-1913, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Volume II (Exhibition catalog)
1989
Falk, Peter Hastings
612 pages
Annual Exhibition Record, 1914-68, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (Exhibition catalog)
1989
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
538 pages
Mantle Fielding's Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers
1986
Opitz, Glenn B (editor)
1,081 pages
Artists of the American West: Three Volumes A Biographical Dictionary
1985
Dawdy, Doris
1,184 pages
Who Was Who in American Art: Artists Active Between 1898-1947
1985
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
707 pages
Dictionary of American Artists
1982
Opitz, Glenn
372 pages
History of the National Academy of Design, 1825-1953
1954
Clark, Eliot
296 pages
Who's Who in American Art, 1953
1953
Gilbert, Dorothy B.
557 pages
Who's Who in American Art, 1947
1947
Gilbert, Dorothy, (Editor)
685 pages
Catalogue: Annual Exhibition John H. Vanderpoel Art Association (By Contributors to the Collection) (Exhibition catalog)
1940
Klug, William L (Introductory Essay)
64 pages
Mallet's Index of Artists: International-Biographical Two Volumes: Includes 1940 Index
1935
Mallett, Daniel Trowbridge
1,130 pages
A Century of Progress Exhibition of Paintings & Sculpture, Art Institute of Chicago (Exhibition catalog)
1933
Harshe, Robert (Introduction)
215 pages
First Exhibition of Works by Former Students and Instructors of the Art Institute of Chicago: Catalogue of the First Exhibition of Work by the Alumni of the Art Institute of Chicago
1918
Editor, Art Institute of Chicago
93 pages
The Nebraska Art Association: Catalogue 22nd Exhibition (Exhibition catalog)
1916
15 pages
Panama-Pacific Exposition: Catalogue of the Post-Exposition Exhibit
1915
Walter, John; Pedro Lemos
112 pages
Official Catalogue of Exhibitors Department B, Art (Exhibition catalog)