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Hilde Böklen is one of the artists I would have, should have met earlier in life. Just like Emil Pottner and Friederich Lißmann. To be able to collect passionately all they’ve created. In times when it was still possible + affordable (not that long ago): but that’s life….. I suppose. Hildes delicate and accurate bird, butterfly and blossom aquatint etchings are all very desirable.

There’s no catalogue raisonnée, or anything of a sort. Her prints show up regularly, affordable in auctions and even in flea markets: it just takes some knowledge, good taste and time to find and collect. But I have no idea for how long. Several prints were published as sets. Just dig into the matter, find them, buy them, cherish and love them.

These 10 prints were published as set and other known prints may also have been published as a set or folio.

Prints with butterflies, aviary birds insects and field flowers regularly appear in auction and sales. All highly attractive.

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Hilde Böklen (21-09-1897 – 17-02-1987)

Painter (mainly animals but also still-life and landscape) and graphic artist. Daughter of Richard Böklen (1861-1934) and Gertrud Finckh (1871-1934, sister of poet Ludwig Finckh (1876-1964) from an old pharmacists family from Reutlingen near Stuttgart.

Studied in the Stuttgart “Kunst und Gewerbeschule” 1913-1916, with animal painter Josef Kerschensteiner (1864-1936) who had also been a student of Heinrich von Zügel and is known mainly for his renderings of elephants and parrots. She followed evening painting classes in the “Kunst Akademie” with painter-sculptor and “Kunstakademie” director Arnold Waldschmidt (1873-1958) and with Robert Poetzelberger (1856-1930). 1921-1924 she attended the private painting school of German impressionist, domestic animal (cow) painter and Munich Secessionist Heinrich von Zügel (1850-1941) in “Wolkenhof” in Murrhardt. 1930-32 she travelled to Australia, probably to her sister Ottillie (Tilla) (1895-1942 Sydney) who had married Ernst Victor Finckh, a distant family member born in Sydney who’s father immigrated from Stuttgart to Australia.

She is well known by her many animal and flower paintings and colour etchings.

Exhibited in “Kunsthaus Fischer” in Stuttgart 1977, Sonnenberg Galerie in Stuttgart 1979, and in Landau in der Pfalz 1982. Mentioned in most Artists Lexicons. Member of the “Gruppe GEDOK Stuttgart” (esth. 1937)

Hilde Böklen (Stuttgart 21-09-1897 – 17-02-1987 Stuttgart)

Painter (mainly animals but also still life and landscape) and graphic artist. Daughter of architect and professor in Stuttgart “Baugewerkschule” Richard Böklen (1861-1934) whose father was drawing teacher, and Gertrud Finckh (1871-1934, sister of poet Ludwig Finckh (1876-1964), from an established pharmacist family from Reutlingen near Stuttgart. Studied in the Stuttgart “Kunst- und Gewerbeschule für Frauen” 1913-1916 under Magdelena Schweizer* (1858-1924) and sculptor Daniel Stocker (1865-1957). 1915-1916 in Stuttgart “Frauenarbeitsschule” and 1916-1921 privately under animal painter Josef Kerschensteiner (1864-1936), who had been, as one of the first students, since 1894 studying under Heinrich von Zügel in Karlslruhe “Kunstakademie” and is particularly well-known for his reflections of elephants, parrots and domestic animals. 1919-1921 she followed evening painting classes in the “Kunstakademie” with painter-sculptor and “Kunstakademie” director Arnold Waldschmidt (1873-1958) and with Robert Poetzelberger (1856-1930).

Following 1921-1924 attended the private painting school of German impressionist, domestic animal (cow) painter and Munich Secessionist Heinrich von Zügel (1850-1941)** in Villa “Wolkenhof” in Murrhardt. 1930-32 she travelled to Australia, probably to her sister Ottillie (Tilla) (1895-1942 Sydney), who had married Ernst Victor Finckh, a distant family member born in Sydney whose father emigrated from Stuttgart to Australia. Travelled and visited zoological gardens in Frankfurt, Munich, Berlin, Karlsruhe, Palermo and Naples. She is well-known by her animal, flower and circus paintings and colour etchings.

Exhibited in “Kunsthaus Fischer” in Stuttgart 1977, Galerie Sonnenberg in Stuttgart 1979, and in Landau in der Pfalz 1982. Mentioned in most Artists Lexicons. Member of the “Gruppe GEDOK Stuttgart” (est.. 1937).