Max Köck-Wichmann
Max Köck-Wichmann (born April 19, 1889 in Charlottenburg , † February 18, 1962 in Kraatz near Gransee ) was a German painter and lithographer .
Life
Köck-Wichmann was a Liebermann student and belonged to the school of German Impressionism . His older brother Hugo Kätze (1874–1956) was also a painter and lithographer and is known on Sylt as a Sylt painter.
Köck-Wichmann attended the Hochschule für Bildende Künste in Berlin-Charlottenburg (teaching establishment of the Berlin Academy of the Arts) from 1907 to 1911 and soon became a member of the Association of Berlin Artists . His main subjects were landscapes and portraits .
Köck-Wichmann experienced the phase of greatest public attention and artistic productivity during the Weimar Republic with his successful participation in the Great Berlin Art Exhibition in 1924 and 1926. During the Third Reich , his artistic activity almost came to a standstill. After 1945 Köck-Wichmann lived in seclusion in the Brandenburg town of Kraatz near Gransee , where he only worked in the regional circle of artists ( Eberhard Werner and others). A section of his work can be seen today in Gransee in the city museum.
Köck-Wichmann was married to the sculptor Emy KOCK-Potthoff (* August 4, 1902, † July 18, 1953). During the Second World War , the couple's apartment and studio in Charlottenburg were bombed out , making it necessary to move to Kraatz. The double grave of the artist couple in Kraatz is adorned with the last sculpture by Köck-Potthoff.
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| SURNAME | Köck-Wichmann, Max |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German painter and lithographer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 19, 1889 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Charlottenburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 18, 1962 |
| Place of death | Kraatz near Gransee |