Rudolf Wilke

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Rudolf Wilke (1873—1908) was a German caricaturist and illustrator known for his work for the journal Simplicissimus, to which he was invited to contribute by Albert Langen.[1] Before working for Simplicissimus, he had studied fine art at Munich and Paris and had set up a studio with Bruno Paul.[2] He had also contributed regularly to Die Jugend before he was recruited by Langen.[3]

In 1904 Wilke traveled to Marseilles, Algiers, Tunis, Naples and Rome in company with fellow artists Eduard Thöny and Ludwig Thoma.[4]

In 1906 Wilke, along with Olaf Gulbransson, Thoma, and Thöny, persuaded Langen to convert Simplicissimus into a joint stock company, thereby giving more power to the staff to control the journal's direction.[5]

[edit] Wilke’s work

Zwei Welten

Zum Preise des Höchsten

Predigttext für Hofprediger

Ein anderer Wind

Aus einer Himmelfahrtspredigt

Der stolze Spanier

Student

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/ARTwilke.htm
  2. ^ http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/ARTwilke.htm
  3. ^ http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/ARTwilke.htm
  4. ^ http://www.eduard--thoeny.com/
  5. ^ http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/ARTthony.htm
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