Jakob Hecker Explained

Jakob Hecker (1897 - 1969) was a German landscape painter.

Biography

Jakob Hecker was born in Stuttgart and worked most of his life in Munich.Before settling in Munich, he mostly painted Black Forest subjects. Later on, he focused on alpine landscapes. His initially detailed and romantic painting style, developed traits of modernism in many of Hecker's later alpine scenes. Some of his paintings have also been reproduced as artistic postcards by several art publishers, in the 1930s and 1940s.^{[1] [2]} The majority of Jakob Hecker's paintings is part of private collections, with some of his works being sold in art auctions.^{[3] [4] [5] [6]}

See also

• List of German painters

Notes and References

1. http://www.akpool.co.uk/postcards/165717-kuenstler-ak-jakob-hecker-mittenwald-blick-zum-berg Artist Postcard Jakob Hecker, Mittenwald, Blick zum Berg
2. http://www.delcampe.net/page/item/id,0140847523,language,I.html Einfamer Weiler, 1966 Postkarte - Kunstverlag Fingerle & Co. Esslingen
3. http://www.artnet.de/k%C3%BCnstler/jakob-hecker/auktionsresultate Jakob Hecker on Artnet
4. http://www.askart.com/auction_records/Jakob_Hecker/11038798/Jakob_Hecker.aspx Jakob Hecker on AskART
5. http://www.auctioart.de/de/sign_jakob_hecker/l/220407 Jakob Hecker on Auctioart
6. http://www.mutualart.com/Artist/Jakob-Hecker/8918940DB9B6AE2D/Artworks Jakob Hecker on Mutualart