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Karl Albert Buehr

Karl Albert Buehr (1866 - 1952) was active/lived in Illinois, Vermont / France.  Karl Buehr is known for Impressionist landscape, figure and portrait painting, etching.

One of the early Chicago artists to adopt Impressionism, Karl Buehr became a figure and landscape painter.  As a figure painter, his specialty became "gorgeously colored images of young women on porches overlooking brilliant summertime gardens." (Kennedy 98) His later work often showed a female figure with serious expression engaging the viewer with a direct stare.  In his landscapes, he was noted for his strong coloration.  In a December 1896 student exhibition at the Art Institute, a reviewer for the Chicago Times Herald described Buehr's landscapes as "blithe and joyous" with "country roads brilliant in sunlight . . . fields rich in summer verdure, under soft skies painted in a high, musical key." (Gerdts 68)

Buehr was born as one of seven sons to a prosperous German family who emigrated to America and settled in Chicago in 1869.  He was first exposed to his signature style of Impressionism in 1888 when he enrolled in night classes at the Art Instit   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 3070 characters.]  Artist bio

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Research resources

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Facts about Karl Albert Buehr

   Publications  Book References:  33
Magazine References:  1

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1 Miscellaneous Magazine References for Karl Albert Buehr
Magazine Article Date Author Color
American Art Review Chicago Modern, 1893-1945 August 2004 Greenhouse, Wendy Yes
33 Book References for Karl Albert Buehr
Year Author Title Pages Color
2007 Massillon Museum Midwestern Visions of Impressionism: 1890-1930
(Exhibition catalog)
0 Yes
2005 AskART.com Inc. -
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
2005 Reis, Mary Clare; Lisa N. Peters et all Fine American Art from 1845 to 1960 (Spanierman Gallery, LLC
(Exhibition catalog)
0 Yes
2004 Dearinger, David B. Paintings and Sculpture in the Collection of The National Academy of Design Volume One: 1826-1925 672 Yes
2004 Kennedy, Elizabeth (Editor) Chicago Modern 1893-1945: Pursuit of the New
(Exhibition catalog)
176 Yes
2003 Richter, Marianne; Wendy Greenhouse (Essays) Union League Club of Chicago Art Collection 308 Yes
2002 Gerdts, Dr. William H. (essay) The Friedman Collection: Artists of Chicago (Spanierman Gallery, LLC)
(Exhibition catalog)
88 Yes
2001 Spanierman, Deborah (essay) 110 Years of American Art:1830-1940 (Spanierman Galleries, LLC)
(Exhibition catalog)
136 Yes
2000 Editor, Spanierman Gallery Tranquil America: A Century of Painting, 1840-1940
(Exhibition catalog)
0 No
1999 Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor) Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes 3724 No
1999 Love, Richard H; William H. Marshall The Marshall Collection
(Exhibition catalog)
108 Yes
1992 Gerdts, William H Masterworks of American Impressionism from the Pfeil Collection
(Exhibition catalog)
282 Yes
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
1990 Gerdts, William H Art Across America: The South, Near Midwest (Volume Two) 396 Yes
1989 Falk, Peter Hastings Annual Exhibition Record, 1876-1913, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Volume II
(Exhibition catalog)
612 No
1989 Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor) Annual Exhibition Record, 1914-68, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
(Exhibition catalog)
538 No
1988 Falk, Peter Hastings Dictionary of Signatures & Monogram 556 No
1986 Opitz, Glenn B (editor) Mantle Fielding's Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers 1081 No
1985 Dawdy, Doris Artists of the American West: Three Volumes A Biographical Dictionary 1184 No
1985 Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor) Who Was Who in American Art: Artists Active Between 1898-1947 707 No
1982 Opitz, Glenn Dictionary of American Artists 372 No
1954 Clark, Eliot History of the National Academy of Design, 1825-1953 296 No
1953 Gilbert, Dorothy B. Who's Who in American Art, 1953 557 No
1947 Gilbert, Dorothy, (Editor) Who's Who in American Art, 1947 685 No
1940 Klug, William L (Introductory Essay) Catalogue: Annual Exhibition John H. Vanderpoel Art Association (By Contributors to the Collection)
(Exhibition catalog)
64 No
1935 Mallett, Daniel Trowbridge Mallet's Index of Artists: International-Biographical Two Volumes: Includes 1940 Index 1130 No
1933 Harshe, Robert (Introduction) A Century of Progress Exhibition of Paintings & Sculpture, Art Institute of Chicago
(Exhibition catalog)
215 No
1918 Editor, Art Institute of Chicago First Exhibition of Works by Former Students and Instructors of the Art Institute of Chicago: Catalogue of the First Exhibition of Work by the Alumni of the Art Institute of Chicago 93 No
1916 The Nebraska Art Association: Catalogue 22nd Exhibition
(Exhibition catalog)
15 No
1915 Walter, John; Pedro Lemos Panama-Pacific Exposition: Catalogue of the Post-Exposition Exhibit 112 No
1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition (Editor) Official Catalogue of Exhibitors Department B, Art
(Exhibition catalog)
281 No
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