David Levy Elkan
David Levy Elkan (born December 1, 1808 in Cologne ; † July 1, 1865 there ) was a painter, draftsman and lithographer .
Life
Elkan, one of two sons of the Bayreuth- born Cologne elementary school teacher Hermann Levy Elkan (1765-1839) and his wife Adelheid Seligmann (also Adelaide Amsel , 1761-1856), was born into the so-called " French era ". Elkan worked as a painter and lithographer and is considered a representative of the Rhine romanticism . He owned a lithographic institute in Cologne and was a busy illustrator . He also drew the cover designs in the Biedermeier style for some of the early editions of the Baedeker travel guides .
In 1835 he married Sibille Benoit (also Lisette Steinhausen , 1808–1867), who between 1836 and 1851 gave birth to seven children, five daughters and two sons.
Elkan was politically involved. With his professional colleague Wilhelm Kleinenbroich and other prominent Cologne residents, he was one of the most active revolutionaries in the pre-March period and during the German Revolution. Both artists were among the 79 founding members of the “General Aid and Education Association” (for Cologne and Deutz), in which socialists, communists and other democrats worked together.
From 1859 to 1864 he was based in Düsseldorf . On February 7, 1859, he joined the bookseller Heinrich Bäumer (real name Möthe; * 1818) in the former Düsseldorf store Arnz & Comp. Founded in 1816 . a. After Bäumer left in September 1862, he sold it to Wilhelm Breidenbach in the summer of 1864.
His grave is in the Jewish cemetery in Cologne-Deutz (corridor X).
Works
(Selection)
- Illustrations for Der Froschmäusler , Wesel and Leipzig 1841 ( digitized version )
- Portrait of Alexander von Humboldt, lithograph ( illustration )
- Portrait of Konradt Orth from Hagen, lithograph ( illustration )
- Address card of the lithographic institute Levy Elkan ( illustration )
- Memorial sheet for the election meeting of the Cathedral Building Association on February 14, 1842 ( illustration )
- Dedication sheet for the Cologne Men's Singing Association, 1854 ( illustration )
literature
- Friedrich Müller: Elkan, David Levy , in: The artists of all times and peoples . Stuttgart 1857 ( digitized version )
- Johann Matthias Firmenich-Richartz : Elkan, Levy . In: Ulrich Thieme (Hrsg.): General Lexicon of Fine Artists from Antiquity to the Present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 10 : Dubolon – Erlwein . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1914, p. 462 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
- Mario Kramp , Sascha Pries, Rita Wagner (eds.): Revolution! To the painter Wilhelm Kleinenbroich on his 200th birthday. Emons Verlag, 2012, ISBN 978-3-95451-048-1 .
Web links
- David Elkan , genealogical data sheet in the portal Familienbuch-euregio.eu
Individual evidence
- ↑ Mario Kramp, Sascha Pries, Rita Wagner (eds.) Revolution! To the painter Wilhelm Kleinenbroich on his 200th birthday. P. 70
- ↑ Mörike in the mirror of his letters from publishers, editors and editors ; P. 165
- ↑ Jürgen Fritsch, Günter Leitner: Cemeteries in Cologne - in the middle of life. Jürgen Fritsch-Verlag, Cologne 2003, ISBN 3-936333-01-7 . P. 323.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Elkan, David Levy |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Painter, draftsman and lithographer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 1, 1808 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cologne |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 1, 1865 |
| Place of death | Cologne |