Eugene John

Eugen John (born July 1, 1863 in Berlin ; † 1931 there ) was a German landscape painter and draftsman.

Life

Eugen John received his training at the Düsseldorf Art Academy from 1885 to 1886 and through further studies at the Weimar Art School . After graduating, he lived in Berlin at different addresses. From 1892 he exhibited regularly at the Berlin Academy Exhibition and from 1894 to 1920 at the Great Berlin Art Exhibitions . The focus of his painting was on architectural views as well as depictions of the Brandenburg landscape, the Lüneburg Heath and the Mecklenburg Baltic Sea coast . From 1893 Eugen John was a member of the Berlin Artists Association .

Works (selection)

Autumn in the Mark, 1901

• Darsslandschaft , 1892
• Autumn in the Mark , 1901
• Landscape with a blooming heather
• Baltic beach with surf , 1903
• From the pilot station Thiessow (Rügen) , 1904
• Wide lagoon landscape , 1910
• Tree studies - pen drawings of trees for staffage. O. Maier, Ravensburg 1908/1923

literature

• John, Eugene . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 19 : Ingouville – Kauffungen . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1926, p. 77 .
• John, Eugene . In: General Artist Lexicon . The visual artists of all times and peoples (AKL). Volume 5, Saur, Munich a. a. 1992, ISBN 3-598-22745-0 , p. 329.
• Friedrich Schulz : Ahrenshoop. Artist Lexicon. Verlag Atelier im Bauernhaus, Fischerhude 2001, ISBN 3-88132-292-2 , p. 91.

Web links

• Works by Eugen John on artnet
• Works by Eugen John at arcadja

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Some sources name 1920 as the year of death, which contradicts the entries in the Berlin address books up to 1928.
2. ↑ finding aid 212.01.04 student lists the Dusseldorf Art Academy (download in XLS format, 6.5 MB)
3. ↑ John, Eugene . In: Berliner Adreßbuch , 1892, part 1, p. 580. “Portr. u. Landsch. Maler, W, Nollendorfstr. 25 IV ".
   John, Eugene . In: Berliner Adreßbuch , 1904, part 1, p. 805. “Kunstmal. W, Neue Winterfeldtstr. 32 “(1910: 11–12, 4–5 outside of Fridays).
   John, Eugene . In: Berliner Adreßbuch , 1921, Part 1, p. 1296. “Kunstmal. W30, Motzstraße 66 III “(1925: 3½ – 4½ / 1928: last entry).
4. ^ Catalog of the Great Berlin Art Exhibition 1901 , Figure 151