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Charles Louis Philippe Zilcken, generally known as Philip (20 April 1857 – 3 October 1930), was a Dutch painter,
He was born in
Charles Louis Philippe Zilcken, generally known as Philip (20 April 1857 – 3 October 1930), was a Dutch painter, etcher
Etching is traditionally the process of using strong acid or mordant to cut into the unprotected parts of a metal surface to create a design in intaglio (incised) in the metal. In modern manufacturing, other chemicals may be used on other types ...
, and writer.
Life and work
He was born in The Hague
The Hague ( ; nl, Den Haag or ) is a city and municipality of the Netherlands, situated on the west coast facing the North Sea. The Hague is the country's administrative centre and its seat of government, and while the official capital of ...
. After graduating from the Gymnasium Haganum
The Gymnasium Haganum is one of the oldest public schools in the Netherlands, located in the city of The Hague. First mentioned in 1327, the school is currently housed in a monumental Renaissance Revival architecture building, built in 1907. It ...
, he took lessons at the Drawing Academy (now the Royal Academy of Art) with Karel Klinkenberg
Johannes Christiaan Karel Klinkenberg (1852, The Hague – 1924, The Hague), was a 19th-century Dutch painter.
Biography
According to the RKD he was a pupil of Christoffel Bisschop (1828-1904) and Louis Meijer, and became a member of the Pulch ...
and Anton Mauve. At the age of sixteen, he was offered the position of "secrétaire intime officieux' to Princess Sophie of the Netherlands
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Princess as a subst ...
. In 1875, while in her service, he began experimenting with etching and lithography
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, and would produce over 700 pieces by 1918.
Later, as an avid Francophile, he made numerous study trips to France, where he created sketches for his works. He was one of the co-founders of the in 1885, inspired by the French .
In 1892, he and his friend Jan Toorop
Johannes Theodorus 'Jan' TooropJan Toorop
Paul Verlaine to The Hague. Zilcken made several portraits of him. The following year, he made his first trip to North Africa, visiting 
In 1928, he wrote ''Memories of a Dutch Painter of the Nineteenth Century'', recalling highlights of his life, such as his Orientalist period and his acquaintance with Edmond de Goncourt, who mentions him in his diaries. Shortly after, he retired to the
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, and produced a series of Orientalist paintings. He also produced a travel book, ''Three Months in Algiers'', with an introduction by Lodewijk van Deyssel, who would later become a popular author. He made an extended stay in Paris in 1895.
From 1896 to 1905, he worked as an art editor for ''Elsevier's Geïllustreerd Maandschrift
''Elsevier Weekblad'', abbreviated to ''EW'', still known as ''Elsevier'', is a Dutch weekly news magazine. With a circulation of over 68,000 copies as of 2018, it is the Netherlands' most popular news magazine. Its chief editor is Arendo Joustra ...
'', a literary and cultural journal. In addition to the Dutch artists' organizations, Arti et Amicitiae
Arti et Amicitiae (lat .: For Art and Friendship) is a Dutch artist's society founded in 1839, and located on the Rokin in Amsterdam. The Society (also called Arti for short) has played a key role in the Netherlands art scene and in particular i ...
, the Haagse Kunstkring
The Haagse Kunstkring (English The Hague Art Circle) is an association in The Hague for artists and art lovers. Among the members are visual artists, architects, writers, recitation artists, photographers, musicians and designers.
The association ...
and the Pulchri Studio
Pulchri Studio (Latin:"For the study of beauty") is a Dutch art society, art institution and art studio based in The Hague ('s-Gravenhage), Netherlands.
This institute began in 1847 at the home of painter Lambertus Hardenberg. Since 1893 the c ...
, he was a member of the French Société des Peintres Orientalistes. In 1914, he made another trip to North Africa, visiting Egypt, where he painted watercolors and made an attempt to create a museum of Orientalist art. His efforts were thwarted by the beginning of World War I
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...
, and never resumed. In 1920, he published another travel book, ''In and Around Cairo''.
In 1928, he wrote ''Memories of a Dutch Painter of the Nineteenth Century'', recalling highlights of his life, such as his Orientalist period and his acquaintance with Edmond de Goncourt, who mentions him in his diaries. Shortly after, he retired to the French Riviera
The French Riviera (known in French as the ; oc, Còsta d'Azur ; literal translation " Azure Coast") is the Mediterranean coastline of the southeast corner of France. There is no official boundary, but it is usually considered to extend fro ...
. He died in 1930 in Villefranche-sur-Mer
Villefranche-sur-Mer (, ; oc, Vilafranca de Mar ; it, Villafranca Marittima ) is a resort town in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region on the French Riviera and is located south-west of the Principality of ...
, aged seventy-three.
Sources
*P. A. Scheen: ''Lexicon Nederlandse Beeldende Kunstenaars 1750-1950'', P. A. Scheen, 1969, The Hague *Claude Judrin: "Zilcken" in ''Rodin et la Hollande'', Musée Rodin, Paris, 1996 *Jaap Versteegh: "De invloed van de Nederlandsche Etsclub" in ''Rondom Tachtig'', Pygmalion, Maarssen 2011 *Jaap Versteegh: "‘De Hagenaar Philippe Zilcken in de ban van de Oriënt" in ''Schoonheden met een verhaal'', Pygmalion, Maarssen 2005 * "Philippe Zilcken", In: Janine Bailly-Herzberg, ''Dictionnaire de l'estampe en France (1830-1950)'', Flammarion, 1985, p. 348-349References
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