{"title":"Walter Krane","description":"\u003ctable width=\"100%\" id=\"t01\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/valery-klever\"\u003e\u003ci class=\"fas fa-angle-left\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e Previous Artist\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/morris-kronfeld\"\u003eNext Artist \u003ci class=\"fas fa-angle-right\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eWalter Krane (1938-2021)\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2419\/6295\/files\/walter-krane.jpg?v=1783022127\" alt=\"\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!--Start tab labels--\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"#tab1\" class=\"active\"\u003eThe Art\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"#tab2\"\u003eBiography\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!--Start tab content--\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli id=\"tab1\" class=\"active\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli id=\"tab2\"\u003eBorn in Chicago in 1938, Walter Krane spent his childhood in Chandler, Arizona, where an early encounter with painter Charles Frederick Higham sparked a lifelong passion for art. Higham introduced him to the fundamentals of painting—from color mixing and brushwork to palette knife techniques—and a high school art teacher further nurtured his growing talent. Krane later studied architecture at Arizona State University, where courses in drawing, watercolor, gouache, and design sharpened his visual sensibility. Although his professional career ultimately led him into construction engineering, first in Southern California and later in Northern California after 1974, painting remained a constant creative pursuit. Following his retirement, he renewed his formal study at Diablo Valley College and devoted himself to painting, drawing inspiration from a lifetime of travel and observation. California, Europe, and the American West became enduring subjects, along with Native American culture, horses, working people, seascapes, and the landscapes that shaped his life. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKrane developed a distinctive artistic language that bridges contemporary Impressionism and expressive Modernism. Rather than documenting a place with photographic precision, he sought to capture its atmosphere, rhythm, and emotional character through luminous color, painterly brushwork, and subtly simplified forms. His compositions blend the immediacy of plein-air observation with the structural sensibility of an architect. Influenced by the traditions of American Impressionism and Post-Impressionism, his paintings emphasize mood over exactitude, transforming familiar streets, villages, harbors, and Western landscapes into lyrical meditations on memory and place. Over his lifetime, he painted images of San Francisco, Mt. Diablo, Napa Wine Country, New York and Paris.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/lostartsalon.com\/collections\/walter-krane\"\u003eView All\u003c\/a\u003e \u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e_\u003c\/span\u003e|\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e_\u003c\/span\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/lostartsalon.com\/collections\/walter-krane\/available?sort_by=\"\u003eView Available\u003c\/a\u003e \u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e_\u003c\/span\u003e|\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e_\u003c\/span\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/lostartsalon.com\/collections\/walter-krane\/sold?sort_by=\"\u003eView Sold\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"d0182","title":"\u003ci\u003eSaint Francis Hotel\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e2010 Oil \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e#D0182","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/lostartsalon.com\/collections\/walter-krane\"\u003eWalter Krane\u003c\/a\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEntitled \u003cem\u003eSaint Francis Hotel\u003c\/em\u003e, this 2010 oil on canvas San Francisco scene is by the artist Walter Krane (1938-2021). Born in Chicago in 1938, Walter Krane spent his childhood in Chandler, Arizona, where an early encounter with painter Charles Frederick Higham sparked a lifelong passion for art. Higham introduced him to the fundamentals of painting—from color mixing and brushwork to palette knife techniques—and a high school art teacher further nurtured his growing talent. Krane later studied architecture at Arizona State University, where courses in drawing, watercolor, gouache, and design sharpened his visual sensibility. Although his professional career ultimately led him into construction engineering, first in Southern California and later in Northern California after 1974, painting remained a constant creative pursuit. Following his retirement, he renewed his formal study at Diablo Valley College and devoted himself to painting, drawing inspiration from a lifetime of travel and observation. California, Europe, and the American West became enduring subjects, along with Native American culture, horses, working people, seascapes, and the landscapes that shaped his life. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2010 \u003cbr\u003eOil on Canvas \u003cbr\u003e14\"x18\" unframed\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSigned and dated lower right. Signed, dated and titled on the back. Excellent vintage condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Walter Krane (1938-2021)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48908583764185,"sku":"D0182","price":895.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2419\/6295\/files\/D0182_0.jpg?v=1783453980"},{"product_id":"d0181","title":"Scene of the St Francis Hotel, San Francisco \u003cbr\u003e20th Century Oil \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e#D0181","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/lostartsalon.com\/collections\/walter-krane\"\u003eWalter Krane\u003c\/a\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis late 20th century oil on canvas San Francisco scene is by the artist Walter Krane (1938-2021). Born in Chicago in 1938, Walter Krane spent his childhood in Chandler, Arizona, where an early encounter with painter Charles Frederick Higham sparked a lifelong passion for art. Higham introduced him to the fundamentals of painting—from color mixing and brushwork to palette knife techniques—and a high school art teacher further nurtured his growing talent. Krane later studied architecture at Arizona State University, where courses in drawing, watercolor, gouache, and design sharpened his visual sensibility. Although his professional career ultimately led him into construction engineering, first in Southern California and later in Northern California after 1974, painting remained a constant creative pursuit. Following his retirement, he renewed his formal study at Diablo Valley College and devoted himself to painting, drawing inspiration from a lifetime of travel and observation. California, Europe, and the American West became enduring subjects, along with Native American culture, horses, working people, seascapes, and the landscapes that shaped his life. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLate 20th Century \u003cbr\u003eOil on Canvas \u003cbr\u003e16\"x20\" unframed\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSigned on the back. Excellent vintage condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Walter Krane (1938-2021)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48908733743321,"sku":"D0181","price":895.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2419\/6295\/files\/D0181_0.jpg?v=1783454682"},{"product_id":"d0180","title":"\u003ci\u003eChinatown, SF\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e20th Century Oil \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e#D0180","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/lostartsalon.com\/collections\/walter-krane\"\u003eWalter Krane\u003c\/a\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEntitled \u003cem\u003eChinatown, SF\u003c\/em\u003e, this late 20th century oil on canvas San Francisco scene is by the artist Walter Krane (1938-2021). Born in Chicago in 1938, Walter Krane spent his childhood in Chandler, Arizona, where an early encounter with painter Charles Frederick Higham sparked a lifelong passion for art. Higham introduced him to the fundamentals of painting—from color mixing and brushwork to palette knife techniques—and a high school art teacher further nurtured his growing talent. Krane later studied architecture at Arizona State University, where courses in drawing, watercolor, gouache, and design sharpened his visual sensibility. Although his professional career ultimately led him into construction engineering, first in Southern California and later in Northern California after 1974, painting remained a constant creative pursuit. Following his retirement, he renewed his formal study at Diablo Valley College and devoted himself to painting, drawing inspiration from a lifetime of travel and observation. California, Europe, and the American West became enduring subjects, along with Native American culture, horses, working people, seascapes, and the landscapes that shaped his life. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLate 20th Century \u003cbr\u003eOil on Canvas \u003cbr\u003e16\"x20\" unframed\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSigned on the back. Excellent vintage condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Walter Krane (1938-2021)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48908743606489,"sku":"D0180","price":1250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2419\/6295\/files\/D0180_0.jpg?v=1783454775"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2419\/6295\/collections\/krane-new.jpg?v=1783022171","url":"https:\/\/lostartsalon.com\/collections\/walter-krane\/sold.oembed","provider":"Lost Art Salon","version":"1.0","type":"link"}