Gustav Graef
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Gustav Graef was a German
painter, primarily of portraits and historical subjects
. He studied with Theodor Hildebrandt
and Friedrich Wilhelm Schadow
at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf
. His son Botho Graef
became an art historian of some note, and his daughter was the painter Sabine Lepsius
.
Germany
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painter, primarily of portraits and historical subjects
History painting
History painting is a genre in painting defined by subject matter rather than an artistic style, depicting a moment in a narrative story, rather than a static subject such as a portrait...
. He studied with Theodor Hildebrandt
Theodor Hildebrandt
Theodor Hildebrandt , German painter, was born at Stettin .He was a disciple of the painter Schadow, and, on Schadow's appointment to the presidency of a new academy in the Rhenish provinces in 1828, followed that master to Düsseldorf...
and Friedrich Wilhelm Schadow
Friedrich Wilhelm Schadow
Friedrich Wilhelm Schadow was a German Romantic painter.-Biography:He was born in Berlin and was the second son of the sculptor Johann Gottfried Schadow....
at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf
Kunstakademie Düsseldorf
The Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, formerly Staatliche Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, is the Arts Academy of the city of Düsseldorf. It is well known for having produced many famous artists, such as Joseph Beuys, Gerhard Richter, Sigmar Polke, Thomas Demand, and Andreas Gursky...
. His son Botho Graef
Botho Graef
Franz Botho Graef was a German classical archaeologist and art historian. His father was painter Gustav Graef, and his sister, Sabine Lepsius, was also an artist of some note. Graef taught at the University of Jena from 1904 until 1917.-Writings:* Hodlers und Hofmanns Wandbilder in der...
became an art historian of some note, and his daughter was the painter Sabine Lepsius
Sabine Lepsius
Sabine Lepsius was a German painter, primarily of portraits. The daughter of painter Gustav Graef, she married artist Reinhold Lepsius in 1902. Her salon in Berlin's Westend was well known. Lepsius was the sister of art historian Botho Graef.-Literature:* Irmgard Wirth: Berliner Malerei im 19...
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Literature
- Hermann A. Müller: Biographisches Künstler-Lexikon, Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig, 1882
- Annette Dorgerloh: Das Künstlerehepaar Lepsius - Zur Berliner Porträtmalerei um 1900. Akademie Verlag, Berlin 2003, ISBN 3-05-003722-9