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1860 San Francisco, California - 1939 Oakland, California. Known for: Landscape, floral, genre and mural painting.
Painter, muralist, photographer. Born in San Francisco, CA on April 10, 1860. Dick Gremke was the son of German immigrants who had sailed to California in the early 1850s. His father was a gold miner... Read full biography
Painter, muralist, photographer. Born in San Francisco, CA on April 10, 1860. Dick Gremke was the son of German immigrants who had sailed to California in the early 1850s. His father was a gold miner and later a chandler for the clipper ships. The younger Gremke grew up in San Francisco and began... Read full biography
Painter, muralist, photographer. Born in San Francisco, CA on April 10, 1860. Dick Gremke was the son of German immigrants who had sailed to California in the early 1850s. His father was a gold miner and later a chandler for the clipper ships. The younger Gremke grew up in San Francisco and began art studies locally at the School of Design under Raymond Yelland. As well as being a fine painter, he was also an able photographer. After the earthquake in 1906, he did a series of paintings of the... Read full biography
Painter, muralist, photographer. Born in San Francisco, CA on April 10, 1860. Dick Gremke was the son of German immigrants who had sailed to California in the early 1850s. His father was a gold miner and later a chandler for the clipper ships. The younger Gremke grew up in San Francisco and began art studies locally at the School of Design under Raymond Yelland. As well as being a fine painter, he was also an able photographer. After the earthquake in 1906, he did a series of paintings of the destruction. He specialized in watercolors and oils of the Sierra Nevada and highly detailed floral still lifes. He also painted murals for the stations of the Santa Fe and Southern Pacific railroads. Gremke remained a bachelor and lived at the family... Read full biography
Painter, muralist, photographer. Born in San Francisco, CA on April 10, 1860. Dick Gremke was the son of German immigrants who had sailed to California in the early 1850s. His father was a gold miner and later a chandler for the clipper ships. The younger Gremke grew up in San Francisco and began art studies locally at the School of Design under Raymond Yelland. As well as being a fine painter, he was also an able photographer. After the earthquake in 1906, he did a series of paintings of the destruction. He specialized in watercolors and oils of the Sierra Nevada and highly detailed floral still lifes. He also painted murals for the stations of the Santa Fe and Southern Pacific railroads. Gremke remained a bachelor and lived at the family home at 544 38th Street in Oakland until his death on May 4, 1939. Exh: Oakland Industrial Expo, 1. Nearly 20,000 biographies can be found in Artists... Read full biography
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Keywords (30)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Illustration, Illustrator
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
Art Media
- •Fresco Painting, Murals
- •Gouache
- •Mixed Media, Multi Media and/or Multli Styles
- •Oil Paint
- •Pastel Painting/Drawing
- •Watercolor/Watercolour
Art Subject
- •Coastal View, Shoreline, Seaside
- •Floral Landscape, Wildflowers
- •Floral Still Life, Floral Motifs, Flowers
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Landscape
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Mountain Views, Mountainscapes
- •Seascapes, Seasides
- •Still Life
- •Townscape, Village Scenes
- •Urban Landscape, Cityscape
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •California Before 1940
- •Northern California Before 1900
- •Yosemite National Park
Art Teacher
- •Raymond Yelland
Art School
- •California School of Design, Mark Hopkins Institute, Student
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 19th Century, After Civil War
Art Collection
- •Kahn Collection
Added Description
- •Genre Specialty
- •Mural Specialty