Louis Kronberg

Blue Heron Fine Art

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Louis Kronberg, American, (1872-1965). An expatriate born in Boston, Louis Kronberg spent much of his career in France learning the pastel technique from Edgar Degas, the French Impressionist. Kronberg painted many graceful figure works and became a popular portraitist of the early 20th Century. He was best known for his pictures of the theater and its performers, especially dancers and dancing. In Paris, he acted as a buyer for Isabella Stewart Gardner of Boston. He also painted in Algiers and Spain. He returned to the United States after twenty-five years and became an important figure in the Cape Ann, Massachusetts art colony. Kronberg attended the School of the Museum of Fine Arts (MFA) in Boston and the Art Students League in New York City, where he studied under William Merritt Chase. Kronberg was an Associate of the National Academy (1935) as well as a full Academician. He was a member of the Boston Art Club; the Guild of Boston Artists; Salmagundi Club; Lotos Club; Salon des Beaux-Arts, Paris; Copley Society; American Water Color Club; New York Water Color Club; Rockport Art Association and more. Although Kronberg is considered a Tarbellite because he trained with Tarbell and Benson at the MFA, he was highly influenced by the French Impressionists and especially the pastels and oils of ballerinas painted by Edgar Degas. His best work was executed prior to 1915, after which he became nearsighted. He was also known for his philanthropic efforts and the fact that he financed A.C. Goodwin's career for over 15 years. Kronberg's paintings were shown in important exhibitions and acquired by leading museums such as the Albright-Knox Art Gallery in Buffalo, the Metropolitan Museum in New York, the Musee d'Oursay in Paris, the San Diego Museum of Art, the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston and, due to the great friendship the artist had with Isabella Stewart Gardner, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, also in Boston. Credit: Michael David Zellman, 300 Years of American Art Peter Falk, Who Was Who in American Art Pierce Galleries, Hingham MA On exhibit: "La Jeune Artiste", Dated 1912 and initialed lower right. Oil on canvas. 20" x 12" Deaccessioned from the Fuller Art Museum, Brocton, MA

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