Gustav Kruell (October 31, 1843 – January 2, 1907) was a German-born American wood engraver who specialized in portraits.
In 1873, at the age of 30, he emigrated to the United States to work in New York City for several leading periodicals.
[2] The following year, he was joined by his wife Clara Kuhn Kruell (of Stuttgart, Germany), their two daughters and their two sons.
Currently, the British Museum houses over 12 works by Gustav Kruell; including a self-portrait, a portrait of his own father, as well as portraits of Auguste Rodin, Wendell Phillips Garrison, James Russell Lowell and Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, and scenes such as "A Fishmarket in Venice", "The Flight of Night" and "The Discoverer".
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts currently houses over 6 works by Gustav Kruell; including portraits of William M. Chase, and Walter Shirlaw.