{"product_id":"carl-haag-9783422074934","title":"Carl Haag","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe painter Carl Haag (1820–1915) gained acclaim for his colorful \nscenes of the Orient and true-to-life portraits, in which Nubian slaves,\n Arabian camel drivers or Egyptian snake charmers enliven the visual \ntopography. After attending art school in Nuremberg, the son of a baker \nadvanced to become a sought-after portraitist in Munich, and later \nrefined his art with watercolor painting in Brussels and London. As \ncourt painter to the duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, he worked for \nBritain’s Queen Victoria. His watercolors that portray the life of the \nroyal family in the Scottish Highlands are now part of the royal \ncollection. Always searching for new motifs, Haag traveled extensively \nthrough Europe. In 1859 he headed to the Orient, visiting Cairo, \nJerusalem, Damascus, Palmyra and Baalbek. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this first \nbiography about the painter, Walter Karbach conveys a vivid impression \nof society in the Victorian age, discussing Haag’s artistic influences, \npersonal preferences, as well as his artist friends and patrons. At the \nsame time, he elicits enthusiasm for Haag’s landscape sketches, \nportraits and drawings of ruins, which oscillate between documentary \nrepresentations and romantic or idealized scenic views. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Walter Karbach","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48279094198523,"sku":"9783422074934","price":40.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/9783422074934_f03a87d1-a4f4-46d0-b07d-2bf84b4a81b1.jpg?v=1772489765","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/carl-haag-9783422074934","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}