Female portrait of the artist Conrad Kissel (1846-1921).
Portrait of a woman of grace and magnificence
The artist Konrad Kissel is known not only as a portrait painter and genre artist. He was also an architect and sculptor.
By the way, Konrad Kisel began painting at a fairly mature age. He first studied to become an architect in Germany, worked for some time in the Netherlands, working in his profession, and then returned to his homeland and began to study painting under the tutelage of William Thorne.
He painted portraits and genre paintings, and worked as a sculptor.
Portrait of a woman of grace and magnificence
It so happened that the paintings of Conrad Kissel attracted the attention of Emperor Wilhelm II. The emperor was so fond of the artist's work that Konrad Kissel was awarded the title of honorary professor at the Berlin Academy of Arts.
Portrait of a woman of grace and magnificence
The artist's work is regularly exhibited at annual large-scale art exhibitions in Berlin and at exhibitions at the Glass Palace in Munich. In 1900, the artist's work was honored at the Paris Exposition Universelle.
