- Benedikt Kögl
Benedikt Kögl (
12 March 1891 , Germany, city unknown —29 April 1973 in Munich, Germany) ArtistElder brother of
Albert Kögl .Benedikt was a miniaturist, working in oil, with cats and still life as his main subjects. Some of his work was less than one inch square. His work is actively traded today in several galleries in the US and Germany.
After World War I, Benedikt helped Albert immigrate to the US on the condition that Albert would not work as a professional artist. Benedikt felt that having two Kogls in the art world would make it financially difficult for both of them to make a living.
* Examples of his work: [http://www.askart.com/askart/artist.aspx?artist=11045308] and [http://www.galerien-adelhoch.com/Kuenstler/kogl_benno_1.htm]
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