Hugo Wilhelm Arthur Nahl

Arthur Nahl
Born
Hugo Wilhelm Arthur Nahl

(1833-09-01)September 1, 1833
Kassel, Germany
DiedApril 1, 1889(1889-04-01) (aged 55)
San Francisco Bay, California[1]
NationalityGerman-American
EducationLouvre Palace, Versailles, and Luxembourg Palace galleries
Known forPainting
Notable workThe Fire in Sacramento
MovementAmerican Old West

Arthur Nahl (1 September 1833 – 1 April 1889) was a German-born artist, daguerreotyper, engraver, portraitist, and landscape painter. Nahl was a painter known for his American Old West paintings of California. He was considered one of California's finest engravers,[2] and was ranked amongst the best gymnasts in California[3] for his time.

  1. ^ McMann, Evelyn de Rostaing (2003). Biographical index of artists in Canada. University of Toronto Press. p. 170. ISBN 0-8020-2790-3.
  2. ^ Palmquist, p. 315
  3. ^ Starr, p. 304