Artists

NameInfoYearsUpdated byDate
Koerner, William Henry Dethlefnotes
Wilhelm Heinrich Detlev "Big Bill" Körner (November 1878– August 11, 1938), also known as Wilhelm Heinrich Dethlef Koerner, William HD Koerner, WHDK, or W.H.D. Koerner,[1] was a noted illustrator of the American West whose works became known to new audiences when his painting, nicknamed A Charge to Keep, was used as the cover image for...
1878 - 1938Anonymous11/03/2013
Kensett, John Fredericknotes
John Frederick Kensett (March 22, 1816 in Cheshire, Connecticut - December 14, 1872 in New York City) was an American artist and engraver. He attended school at Cheshire Academy, and studied engraving with his immigrant father, Thomas Kensett, and later with his uncle, Alfred Dagget. He worked as engraver in the New Haven area until about 1838,...
1816 - 1872Anonymous12/25/2012
Kaelin, Charles Salis 1858 - 1929Anonymous11/12/2012
Kurz & Allison Art Publishersnotes
Kurz and Allison were a major publisher of chromolithographs in the late 19th century. Based at 267-269 Wabash Avenue in Chicago, they built their reputation on large prints published in the mid-1880s depicting battles of the American Civil War. This was a period of recollection among veterans, and the company was trying to capitalise of this...
Active ca. 1888 - 1890Anonymous11/05/2012
Kaufmann, Theodornotes
Theodore Kaufmann (December 18, 1814 Uelzen, Germany - 1896 New York City) was an artist who worked mostly in the United States. Biography He served for several years as a mercantile apprentice. He studied painting in Düsseldorf with Peter von Cornelius, in Munich with Wilhelm von Kaulbach,[1] and also in Hamburg and Dresden. He took part in the...
1814 -  1896Anonymous10/14/2012
Kane, John 1860 - 1934Anonymous07/27/2012
Kahle, Julie 1858 - 1931Anonymous05/17/2012
Kirchner, Raphaelnotes
Kirchner was born in Vienna in 1876 and later moved to Paris. He drew for La Vie Parisienne together with artists like Mucha, all of whom were greatly influenced by the work of British artist Aubrey Beardsley, who had created an 'art nouveau' style of his own. Mucha went on to concentrate on posters and Kirchner was drawing for postcards by 1901....
1876 -  1917Anonymous05/17/2012
Knight, Daniel Ridgwaynotes
Daniel Ridgway Knight's works represent so many aspects of Nineteenth Century painting, including history, genre, landscape, portrait, and floral themes. In each work, all that is aesthetic is recorded with fine detail and skill. In order to faithfully record the scenery, Knight studied the different phases of the day and their effects on the...
1839 - 1924Anonymous05/17/2012
Keith, Williamnotes
William Keith (November 18, 1838 – April 13, 1911) was a Scottish-American painter famous for his California landscapes. Early life Keith was born in Oldmeldrum, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, and emigrated to the United States in 1850. He lived in New York City, and became an apprentice wood engraver in 1856. He first traveled to the American West...
1838 - 1911Anonymous05/17/2012
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