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The 2 Most Famous Marie Großmann Paintings, a Gallery Selection
Updated November 2026 · ranked by our popularity score (searches, visits and orders for each work) · 2 works by Marie Großmann in our catalogue
In short
Of all the originals Marie Großmann left, the most famous is Portrait of Hermann Krebs (1874), in the collection of the Augustiner Museum, Freiburg. Our catalog holds 2 works by Marie Großmann; the gallery has kept the 2 the world admires most, each shown with its date, its museum and its story.
1853 – 1890, Freiburg im Breisgau
Most works: Augustiner Museum
Marie Großmann's top 10 paintings: the gallery's choice
The museums that keep Marie Großmann's originals
The museum that holds the most of the paintings on this page.
| Museum | City | Works by Marie Großmann | Paintings from this list |
|---|---|---|---|
 Augustiner Museum |
Freiburg | 2 | Portrait of Hermann Krebs, Portrait of Sophie Krebs, née Schaal |
Marie Großmann year by year: the originals that define each
1874 is the year of every dated Marie Großmann work in this selection: here they are, ranked by fame.
Works per year
Pick a year to see its originals.
Collectors' questions about Marie Großmann's paintings
Which work is Marie Großmann most famous for?Reveal the answer
Portrait of Hermann Krebs (1874).
What age was Marie Großmann when Portrait of Hermann Krebs was made?Reveal the answer
21 years old: Portrait of Hermann Krebs dates from 1874, and Marie Großmann was born in 1853.
How many paintings did Marie Großmann leave?Reveal the answer
Our catalog holds 2 works by Marie Großmann.
In which museums do Marie Großmann's masterpieces hang?Reveal the answer
Mostly in Augustiner Museum (Freiburg). The museum table above lists them all.
In which years did Marie Großmann paint the most famous works?Reveal the answer
In 1874: 2 of the 2 works on this page were made then, Portrait of Hermann Krebs among them.
Which Marie Großmann works hang at the Augustiner Museum?Reveal the answer
Portrait of Hermann Krebs and Portrait of Sophie Krebs, née Schaal: the Augustiner Museum, Freiburg holds 2 of the works on this page.
Marie Großmann: life and work
The Quiet Presence of the Portraitist
In the small, focused world of nineteenth-century German portraiture, Marie Großmann occupied a space defined by the faces of others. Her life, marked by the years 1853 to 1890, was spent capturing the likenesses of those within her immediate circle. She did not seek the broad strokes of grand movements, but instead turned her attention to the specific, steady gaze of the individuals who shared her time and her name.
Her brushwork found its purpose in the study of character through likeness. In 1874, she produced a series of works that captured the Krebs family, including Portrait of Hermann Krebs and Figurative Portrait of Sophie Krebs, née Schaal. These were not mere studies of form, but records of presence. She followed this with the Figurative Portrait of Theophil Krebs, showing a commitment to the people who populated her daily life.
A Legacy in Likeness
The work of Marie Großmann is found in the quiet details of a sitter's expression. One of her notable pieces, Figurative Portrait of the Husband Dr. Viktor Grossmann, dating to approximately 1880, shows her ability to settle into the likeness of a subject. There is a stillness in these paintings, a sense of a moment held steady under the light.
Her contribution to the visual record is seen in these specific, intimate studies. While her life was relatively brief, her ability to translate a person into paint remains visible in the surviving works. Her focus remained on the human figure, capturing the weight of a gaze or the set of a jaw, ensuring that the people she painted were seen as they were.