Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)/Knaus, Ludwig

KNAUS, LUDWIG (knous), a German painter; born in Wiesbaden, Oct. 10, 1829. He studied at Düsseldorf under Karl Sohn and Schadow, but struck out a path for himself, painting subjects from everyday rustic life. In 1852-1860 he lived mostly in Paris and painted &ldquo;The Golden Wedding,&rdquo; &ldquo;The Baptism,&rdquo; and &ldquo;The Setting-out for the Dance.&rdquo; In 1861-1866 he resided in Berlin. Among his paintings are &ldquo;The Juggler,&rdquo; &ldquo;His Highness on His Travels,&rdquo; &ldquo;Cobbler Boy&rdquo; and &ldquo;Organgrinder.&rdquo; From 1866 to 1874 he lived in Düsseldorf, and painted the pictures on which his fame as a genre painter is most securely founded: &ldquo;The Children's Feast,&rdquo; &ldquo;The Funeral,&rdquo; &ldquo;The Goose-Girl,&rdquo; &ldquo;Brothers and Sisters,&rdquo; etc. Among his later pictures are &ldquo;A Holy Family,&rdquo; &ldquo;Bad Roads,&rdquo; &ldquo;The Stubborn Model,&rdquo; &ldquo;The Wisdom of Solomon,&rdquo; etc. He died Dec. 7, 1910.