Masters of the Poster: Poster for Exhibition of Artistic Posters of Wilhelm Söborg
Paul Gustav FischerWW-1890-153430
1890·color lithograph·Sheet: 39.9 x 28.9 cm (15 11/16 x 11 3/8 in.); Image: 27.6 x 20 cm (10 7/8 x 7 7/8 in.)
Gift of John Bonebrake
Catalogue
- Year
- 1890
- Medium
- color lithograph
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 39.9 x 28.9 cm (15 11/16 x 11 3/8 in.); Image: 27.6 x 20 cm (10 7/8 x 7 7/8 in.)
- Collection
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Artist
- Paul Gustav Fischer
Artist

Paul Gustav Fischer
Painting
Paul Gustav Fischer was a Danish painter born in Copenhagen whose work documented urban life and leisure in late 19th-century Scandinavia. He specialized in genre scenes and portraits rendered in a naturalistic style that captured the social fabric of his era. Fischer's paintings of street scenes, café interiors, and domestic moments established him as a significant figure in Danish art during the turn of the century. His work bridged Romanticism and early Modernism, maintaining representational clarity while engaging with contemporary themes of modernity and social change.
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- Paul Gustav Fischer
- Year
- 1890
- Medium
- color lithograph
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 39.9 x 28.9 cm (15 11/16 x 11 3/8 in.); Image: 27.6 x 20 cm (10 7/8 x 7 7/8 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1890-153430
Source
- Collection
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Source
- cleveland
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified