Kratke Charles-Louis

Charles-Louis Kratke, born in Paris on March 23, 1848, and died in the 15th arrondissement of Paris on October 29, 1921, was a French painter, engraver, and sculptor. A student of Jean-Léon Gérôme and Charles Albert Waltner, Kratke began his career at the Salon of 1868. At the 1900 World's Fair, he presented a sculpture and an etching inspired by John Constable, for which he won a silver medal. In 1885, he participated in the first International Black and White Exhibition in Paris in the Engraving section, where he won a first-class silver medal. He exhibited again in 1886 and won a gold medal for an etching.

At the end of the 19th century, he owned a workshop at 90 Boulevard Garibaldi and lived at 3 Rue Lecourbe, where he died on October 29, 1921. Charles-Louis Kratke held an important position among interpretive engravers. (Wikipedia)