Wilhelm Gause | |
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 Illustrierte Zeitung, 1916 | |
| Born | Wilhelm Gause 27 March 1853 |
| Died | 13 June 1916 (aged 63) |
| Known for | Painting, drawing |
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]
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]
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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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