Karl Buesgen

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Buesgen's Winter Stream sold at auction in 2005 for $2,100.
Buesgen's Winter Stream sold at auction in 2005 for $2,100.
Karl Buesgen, as painted by fellow artist John E. Berninger.
Karl Buesgen, as painted by fellow artist John E. Berninger.

Karl Buesgen, Sr. (1916-1981) was an American landscape painter and Pennsylvania impressionist typically associated with the Baum Circle, a group of artists either taught by, associated with, or directly influenced by Pennsylvania impressionist painter Walter Emerson Baum.

Buesgen was born on December 25, 1916 and raised in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Although he was well-known locally for his musical talents (he was a singer, pianist, organist, choral director and teacher), he was a dedicated student of painting. He studied with Walter Emerson Baum (1884-1956) and John E. Berninger (1897-1981). Like most impressionist painters, Buesgen painted landscapes en plein air (directly from nature) or from colored slides of photographs he took with his camera.

The greatest influence to Buesgen's work was John E. Berninger, his friend and teacher. For 40 years, Berninger and Buesgen spent nearly every Saturday visiting and talking, and every Sunday afternoon painting together. This relationship continued until Berninger's death in 1981. Buesgen died later that same year.

During 2005, an exhibition of his works were shown at an exhibit in the David E. Rodale Gallery at the Baum School of Art. In 2006, Buesgen's work was included in an exhibition at the David E. Rodale Gallery at the Baum School of Art highlighting the work of the Baum Circle.

[edit] Selected works

Bitner's Corner

Snowfall

Sleighride

Game Land's Road

Farmhouse

A Distant Sail

Bridge to Home

Wehr's Dam Covered Bridge

[edit] Further reading


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