Wilhelm Gause (27 March 1853 – 13 June 1916) was a German-Austrian painter.[1] He studied at the Düsseldorf Academy, and in 1888 exhibited his work in Vienna.[2]
Wilhelm Gause | |
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 Illustrierte Zeitung, 1916 | |
| Born | Wilhelm Gause 27 March 1853 |
| Died | 13 June 1916 (aged 63) |
| Known for | Painting, drawing |
Works
editPerhaps Gause's most famous work is Court Ball at the Hofburg. Created in 1900, it hangs today within the walls of the Wien Museum Karlsplatz, Vienna, Austria.[3] It depicts aristocrats crowding around Franz Joseph I of Austria at the Hofburg Imperial Palace.[4]
On 28 January 2011, Another painting of his, Party on the Ice, 1909 was sold at Sotheby's in New York for $13,750.[5]
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Court Ball at the Hofburg, 1900 portraying the Emperor Franz Josef I, Historical Museum of the City of Vienna -
Ball at the Vienna City Hall 1904 portraying the Mayor of Vienna Karl Lueger, Historical Museum of the City of Vienna -
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Kaiser Franz Joseph beim Jagd-Picknick (1908) -
Kaiser Franz Joseph auf der Jagd (1908) -
In einem Lesesaal (In a reading hall) (1906) -
Eine Künstlerkneipe in Wien -
Bild aus Seite 501 in "Die Gartenlaube". Image from page 501 of journal Die Gartenlaube, 1891. -
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Beleuchtung und Illumination des Amphitheaters von Pola
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References
edit- ^ "Wilhelm Gause". Art Appraisal. Mutual Art. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
Several works by the artist have been sold at auction, including 'Party on the Ice' sold at Sotheby's New York 'Old Master & 19th Century European Art' in 2011 for $13,750.
- ^ "Wilhelm Gause". Painting/Artist. Artbol. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
Unfortunately, very little is known about this outstanding German artist, whose paintings and drawings consist mainly of genre scenes. Gause studied at the Dusseldorf Academy and exhibited at Vienna in 1888.
- ^ "Court Ball at the Hofburg". Zazzle. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
- ^ "Creator:Wilhelm Gause - Wikimedia Commons". Commons.wikimedia.org. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
- ^ "Wilhelm Gause". Art Appraisal. Mutual Art. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
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