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Artists from A-Z Karl Theophil Dick

1884–1967
  • Baumstudie (1933)
    Baumstudie
    Artist: Karl Theophil Dick Dating: 1933 Type: Work on paper Material: Pencil on paper Measures: 23,5 x 32,5 cm Acces / purchase date: 1958 Inventory number: 0136 Copyright: © Nachlass Karl Theophil Dick; Fotos: Christian Baur, Basel
  • Wellenstudie bei Meersburg (mit Boot) (1925)
    Wellenstudie bei Meersburg (mit Boot)
    Artist: Karl Theophil Dick Dating: 1925 Type: Work on paper Material: Pencil on paper Measures: 22,2 x 32,5 cm Acces / purchase date: 1958 Inventory number: 0134 Copyright: © Nachlass Karl Theophil Dick; Fotos: Christian Baur, Basel
  • Bei Olevano Romano (1933)
    Bei Olevano Romano
    Artist: Karl Theophil Dick Dating: 1933 Type: Work on paper Material: Pencil, colored pencil and charcoal on paper Measures: 32 x 44,8 cm Acces / purchase date: 1958 Inventory number: 0137 Copyright: © Nachlass Karl Theophil Dick; Fotos: Christian Baur, Basel
  • Bei Meersburg (Wellenstudie) (1925)
    Bei Meersburg (Wellenstudie)
    Artist: Karl Theophil Dick Dating: 1925 Type: Work on paper Material: Pencil on paper Measures: 23,4 x 32,5 cm Acces / purchase date: 1958 Inventory number: 0135 Copyright: © Nachlass Karl Theophil Dick; Fotos: Christian Baur, Basel
Dick's work is characterised by his close association with his painter friends in Basel, who together wanted to break away from the Böcklin tradition. The shift from idealised, mythological and historical painting to a realistic, direct interpretation of motifs was intended to bring Basel into line with European art. This group of artists, known as the ‘Dunkeltonige’ (dark tones) and ultimately as Basel's classical generation of painters, may seem conventional compared to the Parisian avant-garde, but for Basel their work was nothing short of revolutionary. Influenced by Gustave Courbet, Edouard Manet, the Impressionists, Vincent van Gogh and Paul Cézanne, Dick found his artistic goal. Nevertheless, he was the most conservative among his fellow painters.

Sibylle E. Burckhardt: «Karl Dick». In: SIKART Lexikon zur Kunst in der Schweiz, 2017 (erstmals publiziert 1998).