Karl Rixkens
Karl Rixkens , also Carl Rixkens (born June 28, 1881 in Süchteln , † December 24, 1938 in Düsseldorf ), was a German portrait painter from the Düsseldorf School .
Life
Rixkens studied at the Düsseldorf Art Academy , where Eduard Gebhardt was his most important teacher. Then he went to the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich . Travels took him to England, Holland and Italy. Rixkens was active in Düsseldorf, primarily as a portrait painter for the Rhenish bourgeoisie and the nobility. There he was also a member of the artists' association Malkasten .
Works (selection)
- Eduard von Gebhardt as an artist , oil on canvas, 1906, Museum Kunstpalast
- Mrs. S. , portrait drawing, 1928
- Mistake behind St. Clemens, Süchteln , chalk drawing, 1936
- Newspaper reader , oil on panel
- Attorney K. , portrait
- Self-portrait , Süchtelner Heimatmuseum
literature
- A. Gotzes: Karl Rixkens . In: The Christian Art . Monthly for all areas of Christian art and art history . Volume 18, Munich 1922, Sp. 194–196 ( digitized version )
Web links
- Karl Rixkens , data sheet in the portal rkd.nl ( Rijksbureau voor Kunsthistorische Documentatie )
- The old painters from Süchteln , website in the portal soetele.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Fritz Eisheuer: Karl Rixkens (1881-1938) , the portal website heimatverein-viersen.de , 1988 ( PDF ) called, on January 14, 2016
- ↑ Inventory list , website in the malkasten.org portal , accessed on January 14, 2016
- ^ Eduard von Gebhardt as an artist , object data sheet in the duesseldorf.de portal , accessed on January 14, 2016
- ↑ See title page of the magazine Jugend , issue No. 24, Munich 1938 ( digitized version )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rixkens, Karl |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Rixkens, Carl |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German portrait painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 28, 1881 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Addicts |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 24, 1938 |
| Place of death | Dusseldorf |