Gotthardt Kuehl (28 November 1850 - 9 January 1915) was a German painter and a representative of early German Impressionism. He gained wide international recognition during his lifetime.
His father, Simon Kühl, was the Sexton and organist at St. Lorenz Church. He studied at the Dresden Academy of Fine Arts (1867) and the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich, (1870).
From 1878-1889, he lived in Paris. He also made study trips to Italy and the Netherlands.
In 1888, he married Henriette Simonson-Castelli (1860-1921), daughter of the portrait painter, David Simonson.
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