Karl Hübner, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Karl Hübner

German artist

Date of Birth: 17-Jun-1814

Place of Birth: Königsberg

Date of Death: 05-Dec-1879

Profession: painter

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Karl Wilhelm Hübner (17 June 1814 – 5 December 1879) was a German genre painter.
He was born at Königsberg, and was a pupil of the Düsseldorf Academy. Hübner's works were especially popular in the Netherlands and in North America, where he was received with enthusiasm in 1874.
His genre subjects include: "The Silesian Weavers" (1844) "The Sleeping Wood Thief" (1845) "The Abandoned" (1846) "The Seizure for Debt" (1848), Königsberg Museum "The Sinner at the Church Door" (1874), National Gallery, Berlin "Consolation in Prayer" (1875), Düsseldorf Gallery "The Recovery", Pennsylvania Museum of Fine Arts