Carl Kronberger (or Karl Kronberger; March 7, 1841 – October 27, 1921) was an Austrian painter.

Biography

Carl Kronberger was born in

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, on March 7, 1841. He was the son of a landlord. In 1869 he went to

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and received his formal training with

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and Johann Georg Hiltensperger at the Academy of Munich. Here he perfected his ability to paint the human figure and began to specialize in portrait and genre painting. He was noted, during his lifetime, for finely detailed miniature portrait paintings often featuring the head of a Tyrolean gentleman. However, he also painted a number of ‘true’ genre paintings. He died in Munich in 1921.

Work

During his lifetime he exhibited a number of works at the various exhibition-halls in Europe and won medals at exhibitions in

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(1873) and

(1901). Among his exhibited works were: *''Law Proceedings'' (1873) *''Last Will'' (1875) *''At the Baptismal Feast'' (1876) *''Aunt is Coming'' (1876) *''Theft Discovered too Late'' (1880).

Sources

Gallery Information by Rehs Galleries, Inc.

Österreichisches Biographisches Lexikon 1815 - 1950, Band 4 (Lfg. 19, 1968), S. 291.
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