Franz Emil Krause (1836 – 1900)

“Fisherman of Britenia” Oil on Canvas

16.75 X 22.75 inches Unframed
24.5 x 31.5 inches Framed
Signed Lower left.

Provenance:
Estate of Moritz von Bissing Germany
Estate of Baron Alexander Moritz von Bissing
Estate Freehold New Jersey

Bio:

He was born outside Berlin in in 1836. From a family of artist. He studied painting with his father. He married Amelia Stock, the daughter of another German painter.  They moved to England, settling in Southport where he painted landscapes, shipwrecks, and castles. One of his paintings hangs in Southport Art Gallery along with a painting  by his son Emil.  Francis eventually moved to Conwy, North Wales where he painted some beautiful canvases of the local countryside. In 1900 Krause died at the age of about 64 in Cornway, Wales.