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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 ...
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25 Book References for Frederick Kost
Year
Author
Title
Pages
Color
2010
Cleveland, David Adams
A History of American Tonalism
592
Yes
2005
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Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
479
No
2005
Davenport, Ray
Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2421
No
2004
Cleveland, David Adams
Intimate Landscapes: Charles Warren Eaton and the Tonalist Movement in American Art, 1880-1920
(Exhibition catalog)
114
Yes
1999
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
3724
No
1992
Thiede, Rolf; Carolyn Park, Robert D. Schwarz
A Special Exhibition of American Paintings Priced Under $7,500.
(Exhibition catalog)
72
No
1990
Falk, Peter Hastings
Annual Exhibition Record, National Academy of Design: 1901-1950
(Exhibition catalog)
622
No
1990
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
The Annual Exhibition Record of the Art Institute of Chicago
(Exhibition catalog)
1117
No
1989
Falk, Peter Hastings
Annual Exhibition Record, 1876-1913, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Volume II
(Exhibition catalog)
612
No
1989
Fresella-Lee, Nancy
The American Paintings (in the) Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art
222
Yes
1986
Opitz, Glenn B (editor)
Mantle Fielding's Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers
1081
No
1985
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
Who Was Who in American Art: Artists Active Between 1898-1947
707
No
1985
Pisano, Ronald G
Long Island Landscape Painting 1820-1920 (Volume 1)
167
Yes
1982
Koke, Richard J
American Landscape/Genre Paintings in the New York Historical Society (3 vols)
1243
No
1979
Brooklyn Museum
American Paintings/Brooklyn Museum Complete Illustrated Listing of Works
133
Yes
1973
Naylor, Maria
Exhibition Record 1861-1900, National Academy of Design (Two Volumes Set)
(Exhibition catalog)
1075
No
1972
Earle, Helen L
Biographical Sketches of American Artists
370
No
1971
Graham, F Lanier
Three Centuries of American Painting: From the Collections of M H deYoung Museum and Palace of Legion of Honor
111
Yes
1970
Cohen, Mildred
Tonalism: An American Interpretation of Landscape
(Exhibition catalog)
0
No
1954
Clark, Eliot
History of the National Academy of Design, 1825-1953
296
No
1935
Mallett, Daniel Trowbridge
Mallet's Index of Artists: International-Biographical Two Volumes: Includes 1940 Index
1130
No
1932
Hartmann, Sadekichi
A History of American Painting Revised Edition, Two Volumes in One
363
No
1931
Neuhaus, Eugen
The History and Ideals of American Art
444
No
1925
National Academy of Design
Commemorative Exhibition 1825-1925
(Exhibition catalog)
160
No
1904
Louisiana Purchase Exposition (Editor)
Official Catalogue of Exhibitors Department B, Art
(Exhibition catalog)
281
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