Charles Louis Philippe Zilcken
Date of birth: 1857.04.21
Place of birth: The Hague
Date of death: 1930.10.03
Place of death: Villefranche
Category: etcher
Identity:
Charles Louis Philippe Zilcken was an etcher, painter and writer on art.
Life:
Zilcken studied in The Hague under J. C. K. Klinkenberg (1852-1924) and Anton Mauve (1838-1888). He spent much of his life in The Hague where his favoured subjects were still-lifes, land and townscapes. He is perhaps best known as a graphic artist, particularly through his reproductive etchings after Dutch seventeenth century masters and he is considered an important figure in the Dutch etching revival
He was known as a writer on art, and was editor of the journal Elsevier’s Geïllustreerd Maandschrift from 1896-1905.
Zilcken certainly knew Whistler by 1889 when he invited Whistler to contribute to the Nederlandsche Etsclub exhibition (#04260).
Bibliography:
Bénézit, E., Dictionnaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs et Graveurs, 8 vols, Paris, 1956-61; Heijbroek, J. F., and Margaret F. MacDonald, Whistler and Holland, Zwolle and Amsterdam, 1997 ; Will, C., '(Charles Louis) Philip [Philippe] Zilchen,' Grove Dictionary of Art Online, http://www.groveart.com (accessed September 2004).
