WALTER KOENIGER. Known as "the Painter of Snow," Walter Koeniger was the son of an architect, born in Germany on May 6, 1881. From architecture, Walter turned to painting, while still in Germany. He... Read full biography
WALTER KOENIGER. Known as "the Painter of Snow," Walter Koeniger was the son of an architect, born in Germany on May 6, 1881. From architecture, Walter turned to painting, while still in Germany. He studied under Eugene Gustav Dücker (1841-1916) and Eduard Karl Franz Gebhardt (1838-1925) at the... Read full biography
WALTER KOENIGER. Known as "the Painter of Snow," Walter Koeniger was the son of an architect, born in Germany on May 6, 1881. From architecture, Walter turned to painting, while still in Germany. He studied under Eugene Gustav Dücker (1841-1916) and Eduard Karl Franz Gebhardt (1838-1925) at the Düsseldorf Academy. Dücker studied at the Imperial Art Academy of St. Petersburg and was influenced by Russian realism. Gebhardt, also a student in St. Petersburg, developed more into a genre and history... Read full biography
WALTER KOENIGER. Known as "the Painter of Snow," Walter Koeniger was the son of an architect, born in Germany on May 6, 1881. From architecture, Walter turned to painting, while still in Germany. He studied under Eugene Gustav Dücker (1841-1916) and Eduard Karl Franz Gebhardt (1838-1925) at the Düsseldorf Academy. Dücker studied at the Imperial Art Academy of St. Petersburg and was influenced by Russian realism. Gebhardt, also a student in St. Petersburg, developed more into a genre and history painter. Around 1912, Koeniger settled in Woodstock, New York, where he abandoned Dücker's crisp, photographic realism for a more painterly, expressive technique. He concentrated on capturing the fleeting moods of nature during a period when the... Read full biography
WALTER KOENIGER. Known as "the Painter of Snow," Walter Koeniger was the son of an architect, born in Germany on May 6, 1881. From architecture, Walter turned to painting, while still in Germany. He studied under Eugene Gustav Dücker (1841-1916) and Eduard Karl Franz Gebhardt (1838-1925) at the Düsseldorf Academy. Dücker studied at the Imperial Art Academy of St. Petersburg and was influenced by Russian realism. Gebhardt, also a student in St. Petersburg, developed more into a genre and history painter. Around 1912, Koeniger settled in Woodstock, New York, where he abandoned Dücker's crisp, photographic realism for a more painterly, expressive technique. He concentrated on capturing the fleeting moods of nature during a period when the winter scene genre was rapidly rising in popularity. Koeniger focused on views of the Catskill Mountains... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (15)
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An Enduring Legacy: American Impressionist Landscapes from the Thomas Clark Collection (Exhibition catalog)
2009
Coe, Erin B. (Essay)
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
Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
3,724 pages
Master Pieces The Art History of Jigsaw Puzzles
1998
McCann, Chris (Author); Louis Darling (Illustrator)
223 pages (color)
American Art Colonies 1850-1930 A Guide to Original Art Colonies and Their Artists
1996
Shipp, Steve
159 pages
Annual Exhibition Record, National Academy of Design: 1901-1950 (Exhibition catalog)
1990
Falk, Peter Hastings
622 pages
Mantle Fielding's Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers
1986
Opitz, Glenn B (editor)
1,081 pages
300 Years of American Art (two volumes)
1986
Zellman, Michael David
1,102 pages (color)
Who Was Who in American Art: Artists Active Between 1898-1947
1985
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
707 pages
Paintings and Sculpture In the Permanent Collection
1983
Bermingham, Peter/Daphne Deeds
273 pages (color)
Dictionary of American Artists
1982
Opitz, Glenn
372 pages
Directions in American Painting 1875-1925 (Exhibition catalog)
1982
Rodriguez Roque, Oswaldo
112 pages (color)
Permanent Collection Catalog Springville Museum of Art
1972
Forster, Peggy; Julie Snow Birkhimer; Mae Huntington
75 pages (color)
Mallet's Index of Artists: International-Biographical Two Volumes: Includes 1940 Index