Hugo Kolker
Hugo Kolker (born May 25, 1845 - † August 6, 1915 ) was a German- Jewish industrialist and art collector.
Life
He owned an oil refinery; Kolker's factory produced lubricants . From 1904 to 1905 he was the Portuguese consul in Breslau. Kolker was buried in the Jewish cemetery on Lohestrasse (now ul. Ślężna) in Wroclaw.
collection
His art collection included contemporary art; Kolker was supported by his son-in-law Curt Glaser , who was an art historian. Through his mediation, Kolker acquired the painting “Craftsmen in the Snow” from Edvard Munch. He also owned paintings by Lovis Corinth, André Derain, Otto Friesz, Ferdinand Hodler, Max Liebermann, Max Slevogt and Pablo Picasso. The most important picture was Henri Matisse's "Dance with 'Nasturtium' I". In addition to oil paintings, Kolker also collected drawings, for example “Knabe mit Hund” from Édouard Manet and a sketch from Adolph von Menzel. Kolker also bought sculptures, including the “Seated Girl”, a bronze figure created by Georg Kolbe .
literature
- Fourth exhibition of works by modern masters from private collections in Wroclaw from April 17 to May 14 , Silesian Museum of Fine Arts, Wroclaw 1911
- Marius Winzeler : Jewish collectors and patrons in Breslau - from donation to the "exploitation" of their art possessions , In: Collecting. Pens. Promote. Jewish patrons in German society , red. Andrea Baresel-Brand, Peter Müller, Magdeburg 2006, pp. 131–150
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Hugo Kolker 1845-1915 trillion Graves Record. Retrieved December 4, 2018 (Hebrew).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kolker, Hugo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Jewish industrialist and art collector |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 25, 1845 |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 6, 1915 |