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1855 Linz, Austria - 1906 San Francisco, California. Known for: Genre, landscape, pet portraits and racehorse scene painting.
Born in Linz, Austria in 1855, Carl Kahler studied at the Munich Art Academy and in Paris. During the 1880s he was well known in Germany and Austria. An itinerant artist, in 1886 he sailed for... Read full biography
Born in Linz, Austria in 1855, Carl Kahler studied at the Munich Art Academy and in Paris. During the 1880s he was well known in Germany and Austria. An itinerant artist, in 1886 he sailed for Australia where his works were well received and in demand. While there, he was awarded the commission for... Read full biography
Born in Linz, Austria in 1855, Carl Kahler studied at the Munich Art Academy and in Paris. During the 1880s he was well known in Germany and Austria. An itinerant artist, in 1886 he sailed for Australia where his works were well received and in demand. While there, he was awarded the commission for four paintings of the Melbourne Cup (racing event) and others in New Zealand. Upon moving to San Francisco from NYC in 1891, he opened a studio where he specialized in figure painting. The local... Read full biography
Born in Linz, Austria in 1855, Carl Kahler studied at the Munich Art Academy and in Paris. During the 1880s he was well known in Germany and Austria. An itinerant artist, in 1886 he sailed for Australia where his works were well received and in demand. While there, he was awarded the commission for four paintings of the Melbourne Cup (racing event) and others in New Zealand. Upon moving to San Francisco from NYC in 1891, he opened a studio where he specialized in figure painting. The local press called him "an erratic genius" who asked enormous prices for his canvases and would often destroy a painting if he was unhappy with it or if he thought it would sell for less than he felt it was worth. His works are rare. He was a resident of NYC... Read full biography
Born in Linz, Austria in 1855, Carl Kahler studied at the Munich Art Academy and in Paris. During the 1880s he was well known in Germany and Austria. An itinerant artist, in 1886 he sailed for Australia where his works were well received and in demand. While there, he was awarded the commission for four paintings of the Melbourne Cup (racing event) and others in New Zealand. Upon moving to San Francisco from NYC in 1891, he opened a studio where he specialized in figure painting. The local press called him "an erratic genius" who asked enormous prices for his canvases and would often destroy a painting if he was unhappy with it or if he thought it would sell for less than he felt it was worth. His works are rare. He was a resident of NYC in 1921-26; his track is then lost. Exhibitions: . Berlin, 1880 . Dresden. Munich . Vienna. San Fra. Source: Edan Hughes, "Artists in California,... Read full biography
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Keywords (21)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
Art Media
Art Subject
- •Animal, Pet Portraits
- •Animals, Mammals
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Horses: Equestrian Genre, in Landscape and/or Portraits
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •North American/Canadian Frontier, Pioneers
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Sports Figures, Athletes, Genre, Events
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 19th Century, After Civil War
Added Description
- •Animal Specialty
- •Career Interrupted by California Earthquake, Fire 1906
- •Genre Specialty
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1892-1893
Exhibition of Art Association
- •National Academy of Design, New York
- •Society of Independent Artists--
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Institute of Chicago