Karl Wilhelm Diefenbach

Shop 1 artworks by Karl Wilhelm Diefenbach (German, 1851–1913) — every piece is public domain and can be printed as canvas, rolled canvas, framed canvas or a framed print.

Karl Wilhelm Diefenbach was a German painter and social reformer. Regarded as the "forefather of alternative movements", he championed Lebensreform, Freikörperkultur, and pacifism. His rural commune Himmelhof inspired his student Gustav Gräser to found the Monte Verità settlement. As a painter, Diefenbach worked within Symbolism.

Biography adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

At a glance

Most of Karl Wilhelm Diefenbach's work on the site falls under Landscape (13), Figurative (7), Religion (6).

By movement, it's catalogued as Impressionism (23), Art Nouveau (6), Academic (3).

Culture: German (34).

By orientation: 15 landscape, 19 portrait.

Dated work in this group ranges from 1887 to 1912.

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Sizes and framing

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