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1828 Siegburg, Germany - 1862 St. Louis, Missouri. Known for: Frontier scene painting-Indians, animals, portraits, murals.
Born in Germany, he and his family came to America in 1843. They settled in St. Louis where he spent considerable time with the Indians who camped near this western gateway. In 1852, he returned to... Read full biography
Born in Germany, he and his family came to America in 1843. They settled in St. Louis where he spent considerable time with the Indians who camped near this western gateway. In 1852, he returned to Germany, studying four years at the Dusseldorf Academy. He learned careful draftsmanship and... Read full biography
Born in Germany, he and his family came to America in 1843. They settled in St. Louis where he spent considerable time with the Indians who camped near this western gateway. In 1852, he returned to Germany, studying four years at the Dusseldorf Academy. He learned careful draftsmanship and fastidious execution and applied this to his interest in the exploits of the American Indian. He made several lengthy trips up the Missouri River to sketch and collect artifacts. He received lucrative... Read full biography
Born in Germany, he and his family came to America in 1843. They settled in St. Louis where he spent considerable time with the Indians who camped near this western gateway. In 1852, he returned to Germany, studying four years at the Dusseldorf Academy. He learned careful draftsmanship and fastidious execution and applied this to his interest in the exploits of the American Indian. He made several lengthy trips up the Missouri River to sketch and collect artifacts. He received lucrative commissions but tragically died from tuberculosis, at age 34, just as his career was ascending.... Read full biography
Born in Germany, he and his family came to America in 1843. They settled in St. Louis where he spent considerable time with the Indians who camped near this western gateway. In 1852, he returned to Germany, studying four years at the Dusseldorf Academy. He learned careful draftsmanship and fastidious execution and applied this to his interest in the exploits of the American Indian. He made several lengthy trips up the Missouri River to sketch and collect artifacts. He received lucrative commissions but tragically died from tuberculosis, at age 34, just as his career was ascending.... Read full biography
Charles Carl Wimar - Artist Info
About Charles Carl Wimar: Keywords
Keywords (40)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Illustration, Illustrator
Art Media
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Animals, Mammals
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •History: Historical Figures, Sites, Buildings, Events
- •Indian Figure Prior to 1940
- •Indians, Native American Specialty
- •Indians, Native Americans
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Narrative, Story Telling
- •North American/Canadian Frontier, Pioneers
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Western Art: Cowboys, Indians, Horses, Ranch Scenes
- •Wildlife, Wild Animal
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Germany Before 1900
- •Minnesota, Upper Mississippi Before 1900
- •Missouri River Valley Before 1900
Art Association
- •Western Academy of Art, St. Louis
Art Teacher
- •Emanuel Leutze
- •Leon Pomarede
Art School
- •Dusseldorf Art Academy, Germany, Student
Chronology
- •Early 19th Century Before Civil War
Art Collection
- •Anschutz Collection
- •Gerald Peters Collection
- •Harmsen Western Art Collection
- •John F Eulich Collection
- •Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection
- •Warner Collection
- •William Foxley Collection-Western
Added Description
- •Animal Specialty
- •Narrative Specialty
- •Western Subject Specialty
Ethnicity of Artist
- •German
Exhibition By An Art School
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts