Wilhelm Gause

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]

Wilhelm Gause
Illustrierte Zeitung, 1916
Born
Wilhelm Gause

(1853-03-27)27 March 1853
Krefeld, Germany
Died13 June 1916(1916-06-13) (aged 63)
Krems an der Donau, Austria
Known forPainting, drawing

Works

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]

Court Ball at the Hofburg, 1900

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]

References
  1. "Wilhelm Gause". Art Appraisal. Mutual Art. Retrieved 21 May 2014. 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.
  2. "Wilhelm Gause". Painting/Artist. Artbol. Retrieved 21 May 2014. 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.
  3. "Court Ball at the Hofburg". Zazzle. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  4. "Creator:Wilhelm Gause - Wikimedia Commons". Commons.wikimedia.org. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
  5. "Wilhelm Gause". Art Appraisal. Mutual Art. Retrieved 21 May 2014.


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