Frederick Carl Frieseke (April 7, 1874 – August 24, 1939) was an American Impressionist painter who spent most of his life as an expatriate in France. An influential member of the Giverny art colony, his paintings often concentrated on various effects of dappled sunlight.

Background and early life

In 1858, Frederick Carl Frieseke's grandparents, Frederick Frieseke and his wife, emigrated from Pritzerbe (near Brandenburg, Germany) with their sons, including Herman Carl. They settled in the small central Michigan town of Owosso. Herman served in the Union Army then returned to Owosso, where he established a brick manufacturing business. He married Eva Graham and in 1871 their daughter Edith was born. Their son, Frederick Carl, was born in Owosso in 1874.

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Further reading

  • Frederick Carl Frieseke, site maintained by his granddaughter Miriam A. Kilmer
  • Frederick Carl Frieseke, ArtCyclopedia
  • Nine exhibition catalogs available as full-text PDFs from The Metropolitan Museum of Art Libraries.
  • American impressionism and realism : a landmark exhibition from the Met, a 1991 exhibition catalog from the Metropolitan Museum of Art libraries
  • Frederick Carl Frieseke Biography: Hollis Taggart Galleries