DYUKKER (Dicker), Eugene E. (Dücker Eugen Gustav)

January 29, 1841 (Ahrensburg Estonian province) - December 6, 1916 (Dusseldorf)

Painter, graphic artist

born in the family of a craftsman. Original art education was led by F. Stern - drawing teacher at the High School Provincial Ahrensburg. In 1858 worked in the sculpture studio of Professor DI Jensen in St. Petersburg. He continued his education at IAH (1858-1862) in a class of landscape painting by SM Vorobiev. During the years of study took all existing academic awards: in 1859 - a small silver medal in 1860 - a large silver medal in 1861 - a small gold medal for the scenery "Lifland species" in 1862 - a gold medal for the two landscapes " Lifliandskii species "and now" The oak forest in the vicinity of Revel. In the same year, released from the Academy with the rank of class artist of degree 1 and the right to a pensioner's trip abroad for six years.

In 1863-1869 - IAH pensioner in Germany, Belgium, Holland and France. He worked mainly in Dusseldorf. In 1868, for having sent to the Board of IAH picture "field after the harvest", "swamp on the island of Ruegen," Seashore "was awarded the title of academician.

Upon expiration pensionerstva stayed in Dusseldorf, maintaining contacts with their homeland. Repeatedly visited Russia and Estonia. In 1873, for "excellent knowledge of landscape painting" was the title of professor IAH. Regularly sent their works to exhibitions in Russia. Participated in exhibitions in the halls of IAH (1860-1885, with interruptions), TPHV (1872-1874), the Society of exhibitions of works of art (1872), the Society of Russian watercolors (1912-1914). From 1912 - Honorary Member of the Society of Russian watercolors.

Exhibitor many global and international exhibitions: in London (1862, 1872), Paris (1867), Munich (1869, 1879, 1913), Vienna (1873), Berlin (1891, 1896), Chicago (1893), Rome (1911).

From 1872 he taught at the Dusseldorf Art Academy, where from 1874 until the end of life led the landscape class, the professor. Honorary member of the Academy of Arts in Berlin and Stockholm. Member of Society watercolors in Vienna and Brussels. In addition to painting studied etching.

in 1917 in Dusseldorf held a posthumous exhibition of works Dyukkera, in 1954 in Tallinn hosted a retrospective exhibition of the artist.

Culvert - one of the greatest masters of European landscape of the second half of the XIX century, the representative of the academic, continuing the traditions Dusseldorf landscape in painting and on the pedagogical field. In his work was influenced by Oswald and Andreas Achenbach. Favorite motifs of the paintings were the north-eastern outskirts of Düsseldorf - middle Rhine, Teutoburger forest, close to the nature of Russian landscapes. Artworks inherent desire for authenticity images, based on a careful study of nature, especially botany, together with the lack of naturalism, the ability to convey different states of nature, lyricism, often romantic tinge.

Creativity Dyukkera represented in many museum collections in Russia and Europe, among them - the State Russian Museum, State Tretyakov Gallery, the Scientific Research Museum of Russia Academy of Arts, Estonian Art Museum in Tallinn, the Berlin National Gallery, Kunsthalle in Dusseldorf and others.