Anton Graff

Anton Graff was an artist whose documented professional activity spanned the period of 1756 through 1790. His surviving output in major American institutions emphasizes graphic arts, primarily portraiture achieved through printmaking and drawing.

Graff is represented in permanent collections including the National Gallery of Art and the Art Institute of Chicago, which together preserve examples of six prints and one drawing associated with the artist. Notable documented titles, often available today as high-quality prints, include the detailed portraits Portrait of Abraham Bosse, Johann Georg Sulzer, and Detmar Friedrich Wilhelm Basse.

The documented holdings also feature the works Anton Graff and Self-Portrait Before an Easel, the latter suggesting his engagement with painting beyond the graphic arts represented in these collections. Today, many of these historic Anton Graff prints are frequently found in the public domain, establishing accessible resources for scholarship and appreciation.