Otto Nückel
Eduard Otto Nückel (born September 6, 1888 in Cologne ; † November 12, 1955 there ) was a German painter , graphic artist , illustrator and caricaturist .
Life
After aborting medical studies in Freiburg im Breisgau , he moved to Munich to further develop his passion for drawing and painting , which had existed since childhood. He lived in Munich until shortly before his death. He was a member of the Munich Secession Artists' Association . His entire work is dominated by the bizarre and a profound irony that goes as far as biting sarcasm. The influence of the anatomy courses during his student days in Freiburg can be felt.
Nückel was a member of the artists' association 7 Munich painters . Albert Burkart , Franz Doll , Günther Graßmann , Wilhelm Maxon , Walter Schulz-Matan as well as Karl Zerbe and Erwin Henning also belonged to this artists' association . The association existed between 1930 and 1937.
He was one of the first to work with lead cutting and developed this art form to the highest mastery. He caused a sensation primarily with his book Fate. A story in pictures (Delphin Verlag, Munich, 1930). Here a woman's path through life and suffering is told as a gloomy, socially critical study only in lead cuts, without any text. In 2005 a new edition of this wordless picture story appeared in France under the title Destin (Éditions IMHO, Paris).
Nückel's series of studio visits from Bosch to Ensor became famous . Nückel earned his living as an illustrator and caricaturist. He made contributions to the satirical magazines Simplicissimus and Der Simpl , the weekly Jugend and the children's magazine Ping-Pong.
Nückel last lived in Overath-Immekeppel . He was not married and died at the age of 67 in Cologne University Hospital .
plant
Nückel illustrated:
- AM Frey , Solneman the Invisible (12 woodcuts ), Delphin-Verlag, Munich, 1914
- AM Frey , Spuk des Alltags ( woodcuts ), Delphin-Verlag, Munich, 1920
- Clemens Brentano , The fairy tale of the schoolmaster Klopfstock (lead cuts ), Freitag-Verlag, Munich. 1947
- Stefan Andres , Vom Heiligen Pfäfflein Domenico (lead cuts ), Paul List Verlag, Munich, 1966
literature
- Otto Nückel. A tribute to Willy Seidel . Munich 1930
- Helmut Kronthaler: Otto Nückel and the picture novel without words. In: Eckart Sackmann (Ed.): Deutsche Comicforschung 2010. Comicplus, Hildesheim 2009, ISBN 978-3-89474-199-0 , pp. 65–73.
- Günther Graßmann, painting and graphics. Exhibition for the 85th birthday. Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts, exhibition and catalog in collaboration with Professor Günther Graßmann, Dr. Inge Feuchtmayr, Marie Stelzer, Garching 1985.
Exhibitions
- Lenbachhaus , Munich 1956
- Professional Association of Visual Artists, Munich 1965
- EP gallery, Düsseldorf 2005
Web links
- Literature by and about Otto Nückel in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Death certificate no. 3902 from November 15, 1955, registry office Cologne I. In: LAV NRW R civil status register. Retrieved June 17, 2018 .
- ↑ Elke Lauterbach, 7 Munich painters 1931 to 1937 . tuduv publishing house. Institute for Art History at the University of Munich
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Nückel, Otto |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Nückel, Eduard Otto (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German painter, graphic artist, illustrator and caricaturist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 6, 1888 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cologne |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 12, 1955 |
| Place of death | Cologne |