Carl’s work is defined by its painter sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Woman Fleeing from a Man Holding a Lance in the Forest
Carl Wilhelm Kolbe, the elder German, 1759-1835

Bathers
Carl Wilhelm Kolbe, the elder German, 1759-1835

Cow Standing in a Swamp
Carl Wilhelm Kolbe, the elder German, 1759-1835

Rustic Bridge in a Tangled Wood
Carl Wilhelm Kolbe, the elder German, 1759-1835

Vegetable Sheet
Carl Wilhelm Kolbe, the elder German, 1759-1835

Swamp Plants
Carl Wilhelm Kolbe, the elder German, 1759-1835

Woodland Landscape with an Elegant Couple Walking Beneath an Oak
Carl Wilhelm Kolbe, the elder German, 1759-1835

Plants at Water's Edge
Carl Wilhelm Kolbe, the elder German, 1759-1835

Cow in a Stream
Carl Wilhelm Kolbe, the elder German, 1759-1835

Nymph in a Marshy Woodland
Carl Wilhelm Kolbe, the elder German, 1759-1835

Youth Playing Pipes of Pan
Carl Wilhelm Kolbe, the elder German, 1759-1835

The Sacrifice of Pan
Carl Wilhelm Kolbe, the elder German, 1759-1835

Fisherman in Wooded Landscape
Carl Wilhelm Kolbe, the elder German, 1759-1835

Youth Playing a Lyre to a Maiden by a Fountain
Carl Wilhelm Kolbe, the elder German, 1759-1835

Landscape
Carl Wilhelm Kolbe, the elder German, 1759-1835

Susanna Surprised by the Elders, from The Story of Susanna
Heinrich Aldegrever German, 1502-c.1560

Female Nude Bending Toward the Left
Georg Kolbe German, 1877-1947

Eve
Lucas Cranach the Elder (German, 1472–1553)

The Crucifixion
Lucas Cranach the Elder (German, 1472–1553)

The Penitence of Saint John Chrysostom
Lucas Cranach the Elder German, 1472-1553