About Karl Knabl
Lived 1850 – 1904 (aged 54). Karl Knabl was a German painter.
Karl Knabl (26 January 1850 – 15 June 1904) was a German landscape and genre painter.
Biography He was born in Munich, the son of sculptor Joseph Knabl. He first practiced sculpture under his father's instruction, but became a genre painter as a pupil of Karl Theodor von Piloty. Of his genre paintings, his motifs usually involved the lower classes of society.
Paintings , ("The robbed miser", 1874). Die Schusterwerkstatt, ("The cobbler's workshop", 1875). Die kleinen Zitherspieler ("The small zither player", 1878). An Undiscovered Genius (1879). Die Holzfahrt im bayrischen Hochgebirge ("The ride through the woods in the Bavarian mountains", 1883). Wilderer, ("Poachers", 1890). Auf der Alm, ("On the Alm", 1897).
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Who was Karl Knabl?
German artist (1850-1904)
When was Karl Knabl born?
Karl Knabl was born on 26 January 1850 in Munich.
When did Karl Knabl die?
Karl Knabl died on 15 June 1904 in Munich.
What was Karl Knabl's occupation?
Karl Knabl was a painter.
What nationality was Karl Knabl?
Karl Knabl was German.
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