Arthur Wilken

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Arthur Caesar Ernst Georg Wilken (born November 11, 1879 in Altenburg ; † October 24, 1918 ) was a German painter and etcher who is best known for copper engravings and etchings with expressive portrayals of people. Few of his works are still known today.

Reproduction of a signed and dated lithograph by Arthur Wilken from 1901

Life

The name Arthur Wilkens first appeared in the personnel news of various art magazines at the beginning of the 20th century. In 1908 he and the painter Ernst Toepfer from Wiesbaden were awarded a scholarship from the Hermann Günther Foundation. He won the 1910 competition for the Michael Beerschen Foundation scholarships, which were linked to a one-year study visit to Italy , together with the painter Eugen Hersch (1887–1967) from Charlottenburg. The following year the Hermann Günther Foundation in Berlin awarded him another scholarship, this time together with the Hamburg painter Richard Fubry. Arthur Wilken was living in Berlin at the time, which indicates that he was studying at the Royal Academy of Arts . With the scholarships, Wilken stayed at the Villa Strohl-Fern in Rome in 1911/1912 .

On December 8, 1914, he married the widow Elisabeth Margareta Ernst, née Kurschinski. During the First World War he served as a non-commissioned officer in the 4th Company of the Guards Landsturm Battalion Dennewitz and died in 1918 in the military hospital at No. 680 at Schloß.

Works

The works known by Arthur Wilken were created between 1900 and 1915 and can mostly only be found in the exhibition catalogs of the time. From 1907 to 1914 Wilken exhibited his work regularly at the Great Berlin Art Exhibition , and in 1914 also at the First International Graphic Art Exhibition in Leipzig. His lithographs hung here next to such celebrities as Max Klinger , Max Liebermann , Emil Orlik , Max Slevogt and Edvard Munch . A few sheets were sold at auctions in the past.

Works (selection)

  • After van Dyk, lithograph, 1901
  • The strange experiences of Dr. Tott, etching, 1907
  • In the sea, etching, 1907
  • Painter K. St., etching, 1909
  • Painter WM, etching, 1909
  • Herbst, original etching, 1909
  • Slavic girl, engraving, 1911
  • Portrait of a bearded man, etching, 1911
  • Male study head, original etching, around 1913
  • Old women, drawing, 1914

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Death register StA Berlin X b, No. 1608/1918
  2. ^ Journal Die Kunst für alle 1907-1908, p. 216
  3. ^ Journal of the Art Chronicle 1910, p. 473
  4. ^ Journal Die Kunst für alle 1910-1911, p. 239
  5. ^ Prussian Academy of the Arts (PrAdK 0731). Studio rental in Rome for scholarship holders of the Academy (Villa Strohl-Fern) - reports on the work, rent payment, etc. the following scholarship holders or guests in Rome: Arthur Wilken 1911/12; Eugen Hersch 1910 to 1911
  6. ^ Marriage register StA Steglitz, No. 603/1914
  7. ^ Catalog of the Great Berlin Art Exhibition 1907, p. 44
  8. ^ Catalog of the Great Berlin Art Exhibition 1907, p. 56
  9. ↑ a b Catalog of the Great Berlin Art Exhibition 1909, p. 94
  10. ^ Catalog of the Great Berlin Art Exhibition 1909, p. 191
  11. ^ Catalog of the Great Berlin Art Exhibition 1911, p. 31
  12. ↑ Auction offer on lot-tissimo.com
  13. ↑ Auction offer on lot-tissimo.com
  14. ^ Catalog of the Great Berlin Art Exhibition 1914, p. 74
personal data
SURNAME Wilken, Arthur
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Wilken, Arthur Caesar Ernst Georg (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German painter and etcher
DATE OF BIRTH November 11, 1879
PLACE OF BIRTH Altenburg
DATE OF DEATH October 24, 1918