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Frederick Kost

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Frederick William Kost (1861 - 1923) was active/lived in New York.  Frederick Kost is known for Coastal views, landscape and marine painting, photography.

This following biography was researched, compiled, and written by Geoffrey K. Fleming, Director, Southold Historical Society, Southold, NY.

FREDERICK WILLIAM KOST, N.A. (May 15, 1861 - February 23, 1923)

Landscape painter.  Born in New York City, Frederick William Kost (a common error is the listing of his middle name as "Weller" - though some sources cite it was "Weller," in fact there are several known examples of his paintings signed "Frederick William Kost," which indicates his middle name was, indeed, "William") was the son of German immigrants Catherine (b. 1826) and Joseph Kost (b. 1826).  Joseph was a hotel keeper with enough wealth to employee three household servants in the early 1870's.

By 1870 Frederick Kost was living with his parents and siblings (Max, Emma, and Anna 'Mina') in Castleton, Richmond County (Staten Island), NY.  The subjects of his paintings were primarily depictions of  the environs of New York City, Staten Island (a   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 10303 characters.]  Artist bio

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Keywords and Quick Facts for Frederick Kost


   Keywords 
Exhibition By An Art School
  • The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Art Method
  • Easel Painting
  • Photography as Fine Art
Art MediaArt StyleArt Subject
  • Architecture Trained: Design and Drawing
  • Coastal View, Shoreline, Seaside
  • Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
  • Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
  • Street Scenes, Street Genre
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
  • Germany Before 1900
  • Long Island, New York
  • Paris Studied and/or Worked Before 1900
Art Association
  • National Academy of Design, Elected Member
  • Society of American Artists, New York
Art Teacher
  • George Inness
  • William Macy
Art School
  • Academy of Fine Arts, Munich (Royal Academy, Student
  • Cooper Union Art School, Cooper School of Design, Student
  • National Academy of Design School, New York, Student
Chronology
  • Early 20th Century Before 1950
  • Late 19th Century, After Civil War
Added Description
  • Landscape Specialty
  • Marine Before 1900
  • Miniature Specialty
Ethnicity of Artist
  • German
Notable Commercial Gallery Representation, Pre 21s
  • Knoedler Gallery, New York City
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
  • Exposition Universelle, Paris, 1900
  • Louisiana Purchase Expo, St. Louis World's Fair 1904
  • Pan-American Exposition, Buffalo, 1901
Exhibition of Art Association
  • Boston Art Club-
  • Brooklyn Art Association-
  • Lotos Club
  • National Academy of Design, New York
  • Salmagundi Club, New York City-
Exhibition of Museum
  • Art Institute of Chicago
  • Corcoran Gallery and/or Art School, Washington DC

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