Carl Krafft (American, 1884-1938), "The Last Rays", c. 1920, oil/canvas, 20" x 24", signed. Krafft studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and the Chicago Fine Arts Academy. He exhibited from the 1910s-30s, primarily landscape paintings which sometimes included figures. He exhibited at the National Academy of Design, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art, Art Institute of Chicago (1915-1925), and the Corcoran Museum (Washington, D.C.). Krafft maintained a Studio in Oak Park, Illinois, but also traveled to Brown County, Indiana and the Missouri Ozarks.

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