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Carl Gustav Carus, Gothic Windows in the Ruins of the Monastery at Oybin

Carl Gustav Carus

German · 1789–1869 · Painter, Draughtsman

Carl Gustav Carus was a German physiologist and painter, born in Leipzig, who played various roles during the Romantic era. A friend of the writer Johann Wolfgang Goethe, he… (Wikipedia)

€280,000≈ $302,764≈ £239,642Sign uprecord priceAbenddämmerung. Zu Goethes FaustSchmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden49auction results2006–2025years recorded100%sold (49)$46.7kSign up free to seemedian price

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  1. Abenddämmerung. Zu Goethes Faust by Carl Gustav Carus, 1837, Öl auf Leinwand, sold Mar 2024Abenddämmerung. Zu Goethes FaustSchmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden · €280,000≈ $302,764≈ £239,642Sign up to see
  2. Phantasie aus der Alpenwelt by Carl Gustav Carus, 1822, Öl auf Leinwand. Doubliert, sold Jun 2015Phantasie aus der AlpenweltGrisebach · €225,000≈ $250,515≈ £163,692Sign up to see
  3. View from a barred window into the sky by Carl Gustav Carus, 1823, oil on canvas; unframed, sold Jun 2023View from a barred window into the skyim Kinsky · €224,000≈ $244,899≈ £191,972Sign up to see

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  1. Skizzenbuch mit Motiven aus der Umgebung Dresdens by Carl Gustav Carus, 1861, Bleistift, schwarze und weiße Kreide auf 29 (von 30) Blatt weißen, braunen und grünen Papiers, sold Nov 2011
    Skizzenbuch mit Motiven aus der Umgebung Dresdens, 1861
    Drawing
    11,2 × 18,5 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 102
    €14,640≈ $19,599≈ £12,595Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €12,000–15,000View at Grisebach ↗
  2. Aussicht by Carl Gustav Carus, 1818, Öl auf Holz, sold Nov 2011
    Aussicht, 1818
    Oil
    25 × 17,5 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 103
    €85,400≈ $114,325≈ £73,469Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €40,000–60,000View at Grisebach ↗
  3. Weidenröschen vor einem Felsblock by Carl Gustav Carus, Um 1858, Pinsel in Sepia über Bleistift auf festem, bräunlichem Papier, sold Nov 2011
    Weidenröschen vor einem Felsblock, Um 1858
    Drawing
    17,9 × 13,7 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 104
    €9,150≈ $12,249≈ £7,872Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,500–2,000View at Grisebach ↗
  4. Blick über abendliche Felder auf ein Gehöft“. 1819 [?] by Carl Gustav Carus, Öl auf Leinwand. Doubliert, sold Nov 2011
    Blick über abendliche Felder auf ein Gehöft“. 1819 [?]
    Oil
    17,8 × 25,7 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 106
    €61,000≈ $81,661≈ £52,478Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €60,000–70,000View at Grisebach ↗
  5. Überschwemmung im Leipziger Rosental by Carl Gustav Carus, Öl auf Leinwand, sold Nov 2009
    Überschwemmung im Leipziger Rosental
    Oil
    21,5 × 28,5 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 1
    €38,080≈ $56,808≈ £34,618Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €15,000–20,000View at Grisebach ↗
  6. Laubwald. Landschaft mit Vögeln und Bäumen by Carl Gustav Carus, Öl auf Karton, sold Nov 2009
    Laubwald. Landschaft mit Vögeln und Bäumen
    Oil
    20,5 × 28,5 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 2
    €23,800≈ $35,505≈ £21,636Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €20,000–30,000View at Grisebach ↗
  7. The Admirality, Whitehall, London by Carl Gustav Carus, 1844, Pencil drawing, sold Oct 2007
    The Admirality, Whitehall, London, 1844
    Drawing
    15,1 : 24,1 cm (5,9 : 9,4 in)
    Ketterer Kunst · · Lot 1142
    €15,600≈ $22,439≈ £10,936Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €2,000–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
  8. DIE KÖNIGLICHE VILLA IN WACHWITZ BEI DRESDEN. by Carl Gustav Carus, Öl auf Leinwand, auf Holz aufgezogen, sold May 2007
    DIE KÖNIGLICHE VILLA IN WACHWITZ BEI DRESDEN.
    Oil
    Lempertz · · Lot 1475
    €44,030≈ $59,339≈ £30,131Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €16,000–18,000View at Lempertz ↗
  9. ABENDLICHE MITTELGEBIRGSLANDSCHAFT. by Carl Gustav Carus, Öl auf Leinwand, sold May 2006
    ABENDLICHE MITTELGEBIRGSLANDSCHAFT.
    Oil
    Lempertz · · Lot 1375A
    €71,400≈ $91,156≈ £48,627Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €30,000–40,000View at Lempertz ↗

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About Carl Gustav Carus

Carl Gustav Carus was a German physiologist and painter, born in Leipzig, who played various roles during the Romantic era. A friend of the writer Johann Wolfgang Goethe, he was a many-sided man: a doctor, a naturalist, a scientist, a psychologist, and a landscape painter who studied under Caspar David Friedrich.

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In museum collections

  • Carl Gustav Carus, Gothic Windows in the Ruins of the Monastery at OybinGothic Windows in the Ruins of the Monastery at Oybin, ca. 1828
    The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0
  • Carl Gustav Carus, Schloss Milkel in MoonlightSchloss Milkel in Moonlight, ca. 1833–35
    The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0
  • Carl Gustav Carus, An Overgrown MineshaftAn Overgrown Mineshaft, ca. 1824
    The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0
  • Carl Gustav Carus, Study of a Willowherb; verso: Study of Two CowsStudy of a Willowherb; verso: Study of Two Cows, 1858 (?)
    The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0

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