- Cotta's Kunstbl. (1839), 84, 131; (1840),
400; (1847), 16; Kugler, Kl. Schriften.
KREUZER, FRANZ, born in Salgen,
near Mindelheim, Nov. 12, 1819, died in
Munich, Jan. 25, 1872. Landscape painter,
pupil of the Munich Academy under Zimmermann,
and from 1839 connected with
the Xylographic Institute. In 1849 he visited
America in company of Robert Eberle,
and returned to Munich in 1852. Works:
View near Oberandorf (1863); Berchtesgaden
(1865); Around Schönau (1866); Hechtsee
(1868); Hintersee (1871).—Allgem. d. Biogr.,
xvii. 144; Kunst-Chronik, vii. 236.
KREVEL, LUDWIG, born at Brunswick,
Sept. 19, 1801, died at Treves, May 14, 1876.
Portrait and genre painter, pupil of his
father, Johann Wunibald; studied in Paris
in 1824-30, and settled in Cologne, whence
he went to Treves in 1868. Works: Portrait
of Professor Eduard d'Alton (1834);
Portrait of Christian Rhaban Ruhl (1846);
Emmy, Mannheim Art Union; St. Sebastian,
St. Alban's Church, Cologne; Girl and
Parrot; Venetian Fisherman.—Allgem. d.
Biogr., xvii. 149; Kunstbl. (1851), 126;
Merlo, 244.
KREYDER, ALEXIS, born at Andlau,
Alsace, in 1839. Fruit and flower painter,
pupil of Laville of Strasbourg. One of the
best living artists of his class. Decorated
the Demidoff Palace and other buildings.
Studio in Paris. Medal in 1867; 2d class,
1884. Works: Offering to Bacchus (1865),
Luxembourg Museum; A Spring (1869);
Appletree in Blossom (1872); Vineyard,
Roses (1873); By a Grain-Field (1874); On
the Banks of a Brook (1876); River in Alsace
(1880); Roses and Peaches, Cherries and
Flowers (1884); Park Corner, Branch of
Roses (1885).—Larousse.
KRIEBEL, ANTON MARIA LUDWIG,
born in Dresden, July 24, 1823. History
and portrait painter, pupil of Eduard Bendemann,
and his assistant in painting frescos
in the Palace. Visited Germany, Belgium,
and Holland, and spent some time at Munich,
Antwerp, and Paris. Since 1866 professor
at Dresden Academy. Works: Wall-Paintings
in Church at Gersdorff (1869).—Müller,
311; Nagler, Mon., iv. 376.
KRIEHUBER, JOSEF, born in Vienna,
Dec. 14, 1801, died there, May 30, 1876.
Portrait and landscape painter, pupil of the
Vienna Academy under Füger; went in 1818
with Prince Sangusko to Poland. After his
return to Vienna in 1822 he again frequented
the Academy, was a rival of Daffinger as a
miniature painter, and became famous for
his portraits in lithograph. His landscapes
in oil and water-colour are truthful in conception
and carefully studied. He painted
more than seven thousand portraits. Works:
Portraits of all the members of Imperial
Family of Austria, of most of the Austrian
statesmen, generals, church dignitaries,
scholars, poets, and artists from 1830 to
1860; Landscapes and Skirmish Scenes;
Storm in the Forest (1856), View on the
Danube, Vienna Museum.—Allgem. d.
Biogr., xvii. 166; Illust. Zeitg. (1876), i.
454; Kunst-Chronik, vi. 94; xii. 336; Land
und Meer (1872), ii. No. 28; Wurzbach,
xiii. 219.
KRIGAR, HEINRICH, born in Berlin,
May 7, 1806, died there, July 7, 1838.
Genre painter, pupil of Berlin Academy and
of Wach; visited Holland, Belgium, and
France, studied in Paris under Delaroche,
and returned to Berlin in 1837. Works:
Cinderella (1836); St. Cecilia; Astrologer;
Knight and Shield-Bearer (1836), National
Gallery, Berlin.—Cotta's Kunstbl. (1835),
138; Raczynski, iii. 107; Rosenberg, Berliner
Malerschule, 36.
KROCKOW VON WICKERODE, OSCAR,
Count, born at Thine, Pomerania,
March 9, 1826, died in Berlin, Nov. 12,
1871. Animal and landscape painter, pupil
in Berlin of W. Krause and in Munich of Albert
Zimmermann; lived in Paris in 1856-59,
visited Tyrol, Switzerland, Italy, and
Russia, and settled in Berlin. Works:
Rocks in Lautesch Valley—Tyrol; Bison-Cow
defending her Calf against Wolves;
Bison-Hunt; Evening on Banks of Narewka;
