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„Ansicht des Markt Platzes in München“
Lithograph by Gustav Kraus, Munich 1825,
27 x 39,5 cm. From: „Zwölf Prospekte der Hauptstadt
München“ (VI).
Very good impression, throughout somewhat
stained, otherwise good condition.
Ref.: Preßler: Gustav Kraus, pp 72/75,
44.
€ 1.500,-
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Picturesque view of the Marienplatz in Munich,
view to the 'Mariensäule' (Marian column), the
old Town Hall and the tower of the St. Peter's
church.
Gustav Kraus (1804 – 1852)
Gustav Wilhelm Kraus (1804 Passau - Munich
1852; draughtsman, lithographer and publisher
in Munich) studied under Wilhelm von Kobell
at the academy of arts in Munich. 1836 he founded
his own publishing house in Munich. He is well
known in Bavaria as a chronicler of the Bavarian
life during the reign of Ludwig I. (1825-1848)
and became famous for his pictures of traditional
costumes and for his views of Bavaria.
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