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PETER VON KRAFFT
1861 Düsseldorf, whereabouts not known after 1890

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Ideas on an unfinished letter

 

Brown ink painting, 285 x 222 mm. Verso: stamp, Peter v. Krafft estate - Constantin Luck Collection (Düsseldorf)

Krafft entered the painting class at the Düsseldorf Academy in 1880 and was one of Peter Janssen’s (1844 – 1908) master pupils from 1884 onwards. In 1885, he painted the ceiling at the Düsseldorf metropolitan theatre with allegories of the twelve months and putti.