"Carl Graeb 1816-1884" by Sibylle Harksen, Catalog of the Collection of State's Palaces and Gardens, Potsdam-Sancouci, GDR (East Germany). Published by the Generaldirection, Potsdam-Sanssouci, 1986. The catalog is in original German.

Soft cover, 8" x 7.1/2"; 96 pages including catalog of paintings, drawings and prints (c.180 entrees) with monochrome illustrations + 30 pages with full-page color reproductions, some soiling and wear, very good condition.

Carl Georg Anton Graeb (1816-1884) was a German architectural, decorative and theatrical scene painter. He also worked as an engraver and produced some landscapes.

in 1851 he receiving a commission from Prussian King Friedrich Wilhelm IV and his wife, Elisabeth to create 94 architectural landscapes of Potsdam and its surroundings, as well as Castle Charlottenburg. Around the same time, he produced three murals for the Neues Museum.

In 1855, he was named a Royal Professor and, in 1860, was elected a member of the Academy of Arts. In the 1860s and 1870s, he concentrated on depicting the interiors of churches in Germany and Switzerland, A notable exception was the interior of the Old New Synagogue in Prague. He was elected to the Berlin legislature (Magistrat) in 1875 and was an honorary member of the Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna.

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