

About the Artist
Wilhelm Kray was a German portrait, genre and landscape painter and illustrator.
Kray worked as a goldsmith before 1848. From 1848 he studied at the Royal Prussian Academy of Arts in Berlin with Julius Schrader , Wilhelm Schirmer and Hermann Stilke. Between 1856 and 1872 he took part in the Berlin Academy exhibitions. In 1859/60 he was in Paris and visited the studio of Alexandre Cabanel and Paul Baudry.
He then went back to Berlin, where he mainly worked as a portraitist. From 1867 to 1871 Kray was based in Rome. From there he made numerous trips to Naples. He became a member of the German Artists' Association. From 1878 he lived in Viennaand took part in the international art exhibitions in Munich's Glaspalast from 1879 to 1888.
More Artwork by Wilhelm Kray

Psyche mit Schmetterling am Seeufer (Ca. 1870-80)
Wilhelm Kray (German, 1828–1889)

Fall
Wilhelm Kray (German, 1828–1889)

The Beautiful Philosopher
Wilhelm Kray (German, 1828–1889)

Winter
Wilhelm Kray (German, 1828–1889)

Summer
Wilhelm Kray (German, 1828–1889)
More Artwork by Wilhelm Kray

Psyche mit Schmetterling am Seeufer (Ca. 1870-80)
Wilhelm Kray (German, 1828–1889)

Fall
Wilhelm Kray (German, 1828–1889)

The Beautiful Philosopher
Wilhelm Kray (German, 1828–1889)

Winter
Wilhelm Kray (German, 1828–1889)

Summer
Wilhelm Kray (German, 1828–1889)