Simon Kick

Simon Kick ( * 1603 in Delft, † before 26 September 1652 in Amsterdam, actually Simon Willemsz kick, erroneous name. Kick, Jan; Cicke, J. ) was a Dutch painter.

Life

Simon Kick was the son of a product originating in Amsterdam lacquer worker who lived in Delft. Even before 1624 he moved to Amsterdam, where his presence for the years 1631, 1633, 1643, 1646, 1647, 1651, and 1652 is evidenced by certificates. About his education is not known, but let his earliest works, the portrait studies in Dayton and Amsterdam, which are dated to the years 1637 and 1639, suggests an influence by Rembrandt. At the same time he painted at this time also his first guardroom scenes for which he is especially famous. He joins in the circle of genre painters, which include Dirck Hals, Jacob Duck, Pieter Codde and especially Willem Duyster. The latter over he was especially deeply connected because he married on September 5, 1631 his sister Christina ( Stijntje ) Duyster. The wedding took place on the same day on which Willem Duyster married Simon Kicks sister Margrieta. His son Cornelis also learned the trade of a painter. Although known by Simon Kick Still no life, but it can be assumed that he was the teacher of his son.

Simon kick was buried on September 26, 1652 in Amsterdam.

Selected Works

  • Officers and soldiers.
  • Elisha refuses to accept the gifts of Naaman, 1644
  • Control of travelers.
  • Resting soldiers in a barn, in 1648 (probably destroyed in 1945 )
  • Man with turban while reading, 1639
  • Soldiers while sharing the booty, 1637
  • Homecoming of the bird hunting.
  • Young Woman at Her Toilette, 1648
  • A woman sitting at a table.
  • A peasant family asks soldiers in a guard room for pity, 1640
  • Portrait of a standing young man to 1640 - 1650
  • Soldier with flag and drum in an interior, (attributed - at Sotheby 's in London on July 5, 1995)
  • Interior with a man who puts on his boots, ( on 3 July 1997 at Sotheby 's in London )
  • A company of soldiers preparing in their guardroom for battle, ( on 29 January 1999 auction at Christie's in New York)
  • The return of the young hunter, ( auctioned on 14 June 2000 at Couturier & de Nicolay in Paris)
  • The policeman and his company (the standard bearer ), ( auctioned at Galerie Koller in Zurich on March 26, 2004)
Dayton (Ohio) Cornelis Kick Basel Kunstmuseum Basel Berlin Bode-Museum Statens Museum for Kunst Leipzig Oxford National Museum, Poznań Integrated Authority File
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