Jakob Gehrig
Born in 1846.
Died in 1922.
Jakob Gehrig was a painter whose career unfolded primarily in Munich. He is known for his landscapes, characterised by particularly evocative nocturnal and twilight atmospheres. His works seem to capture fleeting moments, playing with light and shadow to create unique moods.
Details of his training or artistic career remain uncertain, but his style testifies to a sensitivity to nature and to variations in light. Gehrig remains a figure to be further explored in the context of the landscape painting of his time.