Old Arm-Chair, My Little Nephew (1876); Blind Man's Buff, Mrs. A. T. Stewart, New York; First Heart Trouble (1878); Fourth of July, 1876; Autumn (1879); Washington's Birthday (1881); Cottage Hospitality (1882). Other works owned in United States: Curiosity, James H. Stebbins, New York; Embarrassing Answer, Dead Canary, Dressing the Bride, T. R. Butler, New York; Lady's Night Toilet, Mrs. Paran Stevens, New York; His Picture, W. Mason, Taunton, Mass.; After the Ball, Hurlbut Collection, Cleveland; Autumn, S. A. Coale, St. Louis; Art Studies, C. Crocker, San Francisco; Interesting the Convalescent, W. B. Bement, Philadelphia; Toilet of the Bride, Departure of the Bride, E. D. Morgan Collection, New York; Letter of Recommendation, Lost Illusions, R. L. Stuart Collection, New York; Autumn, C. P. Huntington, New York; Feeding the Snow Birds, C. S. Smith, New York; Toilet of the Bride, J. Hoey, New York; Good Fortune, W. H. Vanderbilt, New York; Spring Time, Wm. Astor, New York.—Vapereau (1880), 150.
BAUMANN, (ADOLF) CHRISTIAN, born
in Munich in 1829, died there in 1865.
History painter, pupil of Munich Academy
in 1844-48, under Schraudolph, whom he
also assisted in his works at the Speyer
cathedral. After three years spent in Italy
he returned home and executed a series of
works in fresco, in the style of H. Hess and
Schraudolph. Two Madonnas, New Pinakothek,
Munich; four fresco paintings, National
Museum, Munich; two in Arcades of
S. Cemetery, ib.; Crucifixion, I. Sarthor, ib.—Allgem.
d. Biogr., ii. 152; Meyer, Künst.
Lex., iii. 148.
BAUMANN, JOHANN HEINRICH, born
at Mitau, Feb. 10, 1753, died at Neu-Jungfernhof,
near Riga, July 7, 1832. Animal
painter, pupil at Erfurt of J. S. Beck; after
his return home lived mostly in Curland
and Livland, and in 1790 became member
of St. Petersburg Academy; painted 1,713
pictures, chiefly hunting scenes, highly esteemed
by sportsmen.—Meyer, Künst. Lex.,
iii. 147.
BAUMEISTER, FRANZ KARL, born at
Zwiefalten, Würtemberg, Jan. 24, 1840.
History painter, pupil of the Munich Academy
from 1855 under Hiltensperger and
Anschütz, and in 1859-65 under Philipp
Foltz. Works: Christ with Virgin and
Saints (1863); Holy Women at the Grave
(1866); Eleven Cartoons of Life of St. Walbert
(1869-70); Baptism of Christ (1872);
St. Andrew, Immaculata (1872); St. Ann
(1873); St. Theobald, St. Maurice, Assumption,
St. Bartholomew; Foundation of Society
of Jesus, St. Catherine.—Meyer, Künst.
Lex., iii. 149; Müller, 31.
BAUMGARTNER, PETER, born in Munich,
May 24, 1834. Genre painter, pupil
from 1850 of the Munich Academy, then in
1857-61 of Piloty. His pictures of Bavarian
life are humorous and characteristic.
Works: Seven Suabians, Don Quixote's
Declaration of Love, Interrupted Dinner
(1861); Invalid Asylum, Auction at a Painter's,
On the Way to School (1864); The
Answered Prayer for Rain (1866); At the
Stand, Scene in Photographer's Studio, Examination
at the Parson's, Forenoon in the
Parson's Kitchen, The Arrival.—Meyer,
Künst. Lex., iii. 151; Müller, 31.
BAUR, ALBERT, born at Aachen, July
13, 1835. History painter, pupil of Düsseldorf
Academy under Karl Sohn, then of Jos.
Kehren, and later of Schwind in Munich.
Settled in Düsseldorf in 1861. After visiting
Paris, Holland, and Italy, was professor
at the Weimar Art School in 1871-76;
then returned to Düsseldorf. Works: The
Body of Otto III. Conveyed over the Alps
(1866); Christian Martyrs (1870), Düsseldorf
Gallery; Otto I. and the Body of his
Brother Thankmar [1874]; Paul Preaching
in Rome (1876); Amazons Bear-Hunting
(1876); Young Poet and Girl (1876); Sealing
Christ's Sepulchre after Entombment
(1879), J. D. Lankenau, Philadelphia.—Meyer,
Künst. Lex., iii. 156; Müller, 31;
Illustr. Zeitg. (1872), i. 231; Künst-Chronik,
i. 133, ii. 37, iv. 190, vii. 438, xii. 83;
Zeitschr. f. b. K., vi. 144.
