Hugo Wilhelm Arthur Nahl

Hugo Wilhelm Arthur Nahl (* 1833 in Kassel, Germany, † April 1, 1889 in Alameda, California, United States) was a painter, illustrator and graphic designer. He came from the family of artists Nahl and was the son of Johann Wilhelm and Henriette Nahl.

Life

Arthur began his studies with his 15 years older half-brother Charles (then Carl ) Christian and continued it at the Art Academy in Kassel. He accompanied Charles Christian Nahl and his artistic partner Frederick August Wenderoth, who later Arthur's brother in law was on his further emigration and Artists' 1846 France (Paris) in 1849 then on to America ( Brooklyn, New York).

After an economically successful Intermezzo 1851 in Gold Rush California, the brothers recollected their artistic skills and opened a studio in Sacramento, where they could utilize their impressions and experiences in gold prospecting well. The great fire of 1852 destroyed the major part of Sacramento along with her studio, which prompted her to relocate to San Francisco. Hugo Wilhelm Arthur worked with his brother Charles Christian as a commercial artist ( graphic designer ), painter ( portrait, animals, landscapes and genre scenes ), engraver and daguerreotypist. Your company was known in California under the name "The Nahl Brothers".

The Nahl brothers were outstanding athletes. Your sports hall on the premises became the nucleus of the Olympic Club and served 1855-1860 as its office. In 1865 Arthur Nahl married Annie Sweeney, moved to the other side of the bay in Alameda and lived there until his death. He died on April 1, 1889 while driving home on the ferry.

Works

Among notable successes Arthur Nahls include the redesign of the California State Emblem.

The Oakland Museum and the California Historical Society have works of Arthur Nahl.