Wilhelm Gause (27 March 1853 – 13 June 1916) was a German-Austrian painter.[1] He studied at the Düsseldorf Academy, and in 1888 exhibited his work in Vienna.[2]
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Born | Wilhelm Gause (1853-03-27)27 March 1853 Krefeld, Germany |
Died | 13 June 1916(1916-06-13) (aged 63) Krems an der Donau, Austria |
Known for | Painting, drawing |
Perhaps Gause's most famous work is Court Ball at the Hofburg. Created in 1900, it hangs today within the walls of the Wien Museum Karlsplatz, Vienna, Austria.[3] It depicts aristocrats crowding around Franz Joseph I of Austria at the Hofburg Imperial Palace.[4]
On 28 January 2011, Another painting of his, Party on the Ice, 1909 was sold at Sotheby's in New York for $13,750.[5]
Several works by the artist have been sold at auction, including 'Party on the Ice' sold at Sotheby's New York 'Old Master & 19th Century European Art' in 2011 for $13,750.
Unfortunately, very little is known about this outstanding German artist, whose paintings and drawings consist mainly of genre scenes. Gause studied at the Dusseldorf Academy and exhibited at Vienna in 1888.
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