About Gustav Koken
Lived 1850 – 1910 (aged 59). Gustav Koken was a German painter, draftsperson and artist.
Gustav Heinrich Julius Koken (8 August 1850, Hanover - 6 July 1910, Hanover) was a German painter and etcher. He was the nephew of Edmund Koken, a landscape painter, and the father of Änne Koken, a graphic designer.
Biography
He was initially given art lessons by his uncle Edmund. After leaving Hanover for a time, to tour Germany, he enrolled at the Grand-Ducal Saxon Art School, Weimar in 1872. His primary instructor there was Theodor Hagen.
One month before his sixtieth birthday, he died suddenly from a heart attack. Following his death, a special exhibition was held. In 2004, the Historisches Museum Hannover presented a retrospective of works by every member of the Koken family.
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Who was Gustav Koken?
German painter (1850-1910)
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Gustav Koken was born on 8 August 1850 in Hanover.
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Gustav Koken died on 6 July 1910 in Hanover.
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Gustav Koken was a painter, draftsperson and artist.
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Gustav Koken was German.
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