Otto Dicke - Battent Nijverdal tobacco and textile industry Twente. (2 pieces) - Sold

Dicke was born in 1918 in Dordrecht. He was a visual artist, draftsman and illustrator, cartoonist, comic book artist, book illustrator, and designer of mosaics for schools and churches.

Otto Dicke taught himself to draw and achieved an astonishing level of skill. He was a born draftsman. He was sometimes called a drawing phenomenon. He incorporated the insights gained from illustrious predecessors like Rembrandt, Daumier, and the Impressionists into his own personal style, his own signature style. Intense and engaging, he depicted a recognizable world, precise and vulnerable.
In the 1950s, he gained fame as an illustrator and cartoonist. For many years, he collaborated with Cees Buddingh, among others, to create comic strips for newspapers such as De Rotterdammer and the Nieuwe Haagse Courant. Later, he became known for his independent work, primarily collections of drawings of landscapes, models, and children.
His connection to his surroundings is as palpable in the many landscapes, cityscapes, and harbor views as in the portraits of adults and children, and the models he drew. His studio in the building of the Dordrecht Drawing Society Pictura was the place he would return to after 35 years of countless travels and drawing expeditions with colleagues.
Although series of beautiful prints were created during travels (many through France), Otto Dicke's preferred landscape was the Dutch, or more precisely, the Dutch landscape. He was deeply attached to Dordrecht, his birthplace. He drew the landscape, the villages and towns along the rivers and in the valleys surrounding Dordrecht, with a clear affection and a great sensitivity to mood.