| 28. Carl R. Krafft (American, 1884-1938), "Mountain
Landscape", c.1925; oil/canvas, 25" x 30", signed. Krafft studied
at the Art Institute of Chicago and the Chicago Fine
Arts Academy. He was a prolific painter and was active in
numerous art organizations, including the Chicago Galleries
Association, Cliff Dwellers, Oak Park Art League, Painters and Sculptors
of Chicago, and the Society of Ozark Painters. He exhibited
from the 1910s-30s, primarily landscape paintings which
sometimes included figures. He exhibited at the National Academy
of Design, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art, Art Institute
of Chicago (1915-1925), and the Corcoran Museum
(Washington D.C.). His work is included in numerous important
public collections, including the University of Illinois,
Richmond, Indiana Art Association, Nineteenth Century Women's
Club, Los Angeles Museum, Municipal Art league (Chicago),
and South Shore Country Club. Krafft maintained a studio in
Oak Park, Illinois, but he also traveled to Brown County,
Indiana, and the Missouri Ozarks. 2000-3000 |
