Artists

Gottlieb Daniel Paul Weber (19 January 1823-12 October 1916) was a German artist. He was born in Darmstadt. He studied art in Frankfurt, and in 1848 came to the United States, settling in Philadelphia. In 1858 he went to Darmstadt, where he was appointed court painter. Among those of his works that are owned in the United States are “A Scene in...

Baltimore boasted a thriving art community in the second half of the nineteenth century. Even in the midst of the Civil War, the Maryland Academy provided professional training for aspiring artists and the Maryland Art Association regularly exhibited artists' works. By far, the most popular of Baltimore's numerous successful artists at mid-century...

Karl Ferdinand Wimar (also known as Charles Wimar and Carl Wimar) (1828-1862), was a painter of Western Native Americans and buffaloes. He is particularly known for his 1855-1856 painting entitled The Abduction of Boone's Daughter by the Indians, a depiction of the 1776 capture of Jemima Boone and two other girls by Indians. The painting shows...

Painter. Born in Baltimore, MD on Jan. 21, 1864. When Elmer was quite young, the Wachtel family moved to Lanark, IL where he worked as a hired hand and taught himself to play the violin. At age 18, he moved to San Gabriel, CA where his brother had married the sister of artist Guy Rose and was managing the large Rose ranch. He continued playing...

A leading figure in New York’s turn-of-the-century art establishment, Harry Watrous had a successful career as a painter and administrator. After training in the French academic mode at the Academie Julian in Paris, Watrous returned to New York and won recognition for his stylized female portraits, elegant still lifes, and enchanting...