Artur Nikodem

181 - Artur Nikodem

Trent 1870 - 1940 Innsbruck Tyrolese landscape. 1912/13. Oil on canvas, resinated. Lower right signed and dated "A.Nikodem 1912/13(?)". Illegible inscribed and dated in red on the backside "Dorf[...] Wolken [...] 1912". Framed. "Dorf[...] Wolken [...] 1912". Gerahmt. 65,5 x 72,4 cm Provenienz: Direkter Erwerb im 65.5 x 72.4 cm siebenbürgischem Familienbesitz. Provenance: Transilvanian Family Property (purchased from the artist directly during the buyers attendance in Innsbruck) wo er 14 Jahre verbrachte. Dort trat er dem ca. 1903 gegründeten Meraner Künstlerbund bei "Artur Nikodem was born in Trent, Austria. As a young man, Nikodem studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich, Milan and Florence. He then served in the Austrian Navy before settling briefly in Paris, where he was strongly influenced by the works of Monet and Cezanne. Awestruck by the ability of pigment to rearrange and restructure life on canvas, Nikodem began his endeavors as a painter. His burgeoning artistic career was delayed by military service during World War I. After the war, Nikodem returned to his home in Innsbruck where he began work as a freelance artist. He agreed to test cameras and film for a friend who sold photographic supplies, privately pursuing this means of artistic expression. [...] After a series of successful international exhibitions, Nikodem emerged as a spokesman for Tyrolean artists. As Nikodem grew older, the changing political climate resulted in his paintings being outlawed in Germany and part of the collection in Nuremberg was destroyed. Unable to secure a teaching position at the Viennese Academy, Nikodem withdrew from public life and lived in seclusion with his wife, Barbara Hoyer, until his death in 1940." Source: www.robertmann.com

Trient 1870 - 1940 Innsbruck

Catalogueprice: 12.000 - 17.000 €

Result: 28.000,00 EUR

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