Amsterdam
| Reference: | S42278 |
| Author | Philip ZILCKEN |
| Year: | 1888 ca. |
| Measures: | 280 x 185 mm |
€250.00
| Reference: | S42278 |
| Author | Philip ZILCKEN |
| Year: | 1888 ca. |
| Measures: | 280 x 185 mm |
€250.00
Description
Etching and drypoint, post 1888. In pencil: monogram and lower right: '11'.
Fine etching by Philip Zilcken after a painting (1888) by Jacob Maris depicting the Schreierstoren in Amsterdam.
Charles Louis Philippe Zilcken (1857 – 1930), called Philip in Dutch collections, was a Dutch artist and writer. North Africa was a great source of inspiration for his work as a painter and, together with Marius Bauer and Hendrik Haverman, he is considered to be one of the most important Dutch orientalists of his time. As an etcher he achieved great fame for his technical skills in both his reproduction graphics (reproducing paintings using the etching technique) and in his free graphics.
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Charles Louis Philippe Zilcken was a Dutch artist and writer. He was born in The Hague in 1857, the place where he first enrolled in drawing classes even while studying at the Gymnasium Haganum. He went down in history for his position as co-founder of the Dutch Etching Society and as editor of Elsevier's monthly Illustrated Journal, predecessor of the Elsevier Journal, from 1896 to 1905. In 1928 he personally wrote his memoirs under the title translated as 'Memoirs of a 19th Century Dutch Painter'; primarily a memoir of his travels and interest in North African countries such as Egypt. His focus on the Orient can be traced in his oil paintings, pastels and etchings when examining his use of architectural design and the individual is known to play only a subordinate type role. A large number of works drawn on site and printed in red-brown ink have survived the test of time; these are often characterized by sketchy design. Zilcken died in the year 1930.
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Charles Louis Philippe Zilcken was a Dutch artist and writer. He was born in The Hague in 1857, the place where he first enrolled in drawing classes even while studying at the Gymnasium Haganum. He went down in history for his position as co-founder of the Dutch Etching Society and as editor of Elsevier's monthly Illustrated Journal, predecessor of the Elsevier Journal, from 1896 to 1905. In 1928 he personally wrote his memoirs under the title translated as 'Memoirs of a 19th Century Dutch Painter'; primarily a memoir of his travels and interest in North African countries such as Egypt. His focus on the Orient can be traced in his oil paintings, pastels and etchings when examining his use of architectural design and the individual is known to play only a subordinate type role. A large number of works drawn on site and printed in red-brown ink have survived the test of time; these are often characterized by sketchy design. Zilcken died in the year 1930.
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