Studied at the Vienna Academy under Berger, Griepenkerl and Pochwalski, also a student and friend of Albin Egger-Lienz. From 1914 to 1937, he was a member of the Vienna Secession, taking part in numerous exhibitions. E.g. in 1919, his works, landscape, figural compositions, portraits etc., filled an entire room at a group exhibition of the Vienna Secession. He was awarded the Austrian State Prize as a result. Later on, he became a member of the Vienna Künstlerhaus. Apart from exhibitions in Vienna, his works were also shown in Rome, London, Düsseldorf, Graz, Trieste, Genoa and Bucharest. His most famous portrait paintings show Franz Lehar, Georg von Schönerer and Max Mell.
His many awards include the City of Vienna Prize in 1925 and 1940, the Austrian State Prize in 1928, 1937 and 1965, the Gold Medal of the City of Graz in 1930, the Reichel Prize in 1931 as well as the Golden Laurel of the Vienna Künstlerhaus in 1955.
Krause plays a prominent and forward-looking role in Austrian painting. Still characterized by muted colors around the turn of the century, his paintings from the 1920s move increasingly towards a dissolution of shapes. Krause believed: “it must be possible to dissect a good painting.” He developed to his full potential in the 1950s. Landscapes, views of cities, still lifes - they all impress the viewer with their spontaneous designs, their secure but no less light brush strokes. A dry, almost chalky palette of colors is typical of his work, capturing vaguely abstract motifs from a very special angle.
Works at:
Belvedere, Vienna
Vienna Museum
Albertina, Vienna
Leopold Museum, Vienna
