Albert Henry Krehbiel, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetAlbert Henry Krehbiel
American artist
Date of Birth: 25-Nov-1873
Place of Birth: Denmark, Iowa, United States
Date of Death: 29-Jun-1945
Profession: painter
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About Albert Henry Krehbiel
- Albert Henry Krehbiel (November 25, 1873 – June 29, 1945), was the most decorated American painter ever at the French Academy, winning the Prix De Rome, four Gold Medals and five cash prizes.
- He was born in Denmark, Iowa and taught, lived and worked for many years in Chicago.
- His masterpiece is the programme of eleven decorative wall and two ceiling paintings / murals for the Supreme and Appellate Court Rooms in Springfield, Illinois (1907-1911).
- Although educated as a realist in Paris, which is reflected in his neoclassical mural works, he is most famously known as an American Impressionist.
- Later in his career, Krehbiel experimented in a more modernist manner (a style that became known as "synchromism").
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