August Wilckens

Evening Sun in Sønderho, n. d. [ca. 1910]

The low-lying evening sun casts long shadows on the gardens and whitewashed facades along a peaceful village lane in Sønderho, on the island of Fanø. On the right, there are two women absorbed in conversation at a garden gate; somewhat further away, another pair of women are approaching. Because of his artistic training in Dresden, August Wilckens felt a bond with this city along the Elbe and the art scene there for the rest of his life. However, today, his work is better known and largely pres...

Signature: Signed: A. Wilckens, lower right

Kunsthandel, Deutschland (2004); MKdW (2004).
Lea Heim: August Wilckens 1870–1939, in: Kunst und Küste. Ausgewählte Werke der Sammlung Kunst der Westküste, hrsg. von Thorsten Sadowsky, Alkersum/Föhr 2013, S. 288, Abb. S. 289.
[Weiterführende Literatur] Ulrich Schulte-Wülwer: Malerei in Schleswig-Holstein, Kat. der Gemäldesammlung des Städtischen Museums Flensburg, Heide 1989.
[Weiterführende Literatur] Brian Barrett: August Wilckens. Ein Künstler aus dem Grenzland, Fanø 1994.
[Weiterführende Literatur] Kunstnerne på Fanø. Samlingen på Fanø Kunstmuseum, Fanø 2020, S. 116.

August Wilckens (1870 - 1939)

Evening Sun in Sønderho

n. d. [ca. 1910]

Oil of canvas

67 x 82 cm

Human

Inv.-Nr. 2 WIL 02

Museum Kunst der Westküste

Access 2004

Not on display