Artwork from the JSP Estate/Private Collection
Nationality
German
Artist Dates
1869-1922
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Date of Work
1917
Medium
Lithograph
Signature
Lower right
Height
16 1/2"
Width
20 1/2"
Collection/Provenance
Art & Design Study Collection: James Smith Pierce Collection
Status
Stored: R32
Location
UND Art Collections Repository
Artist Bio
August Gaul spent his career studying animals and depicting them in his work. During his time at the Academy in Berlin, he won an annual zoo pass, which provided him with ample subjects in which to study. The source of Gaul's adoration and commitment to animals in his work is not known, but his lifelong devotion to the subject matter led to much success in his art life.
Gaul was a leading German sculptor and expressionist, known for his sculptures and lithographs of animals. He was also a founding member of the Berlin Secession (a movement of opposition to the Berlin Academy).
Additional Information
Study of three baboons in a cage.
Included in Fables, Insults, and Reverence: The Animals of UND Art Collections Exhibition at the UND Art Collections Gallery in the Empire Arts Center
James Smith Pierce Collection
Condition
Very good
Condition Notes
Framed