~ CARL HOECKNER ~
German/American (1883-1972).
~ CARL HOECKNER ~
German/American (1883-1972).
Born into a family of printmakers for many generations, Hoeckner received his art education both at home and at academies in Hamburg, Cologne, Berlin, Munich and Brussels. He emigrated to the U.S. from Germany in 1910 and settled in the Chicago area. There he taught at the Art Institute of Chicago, in addition to working as a commercial artist. In 1916 Hoeckner began depicting the ravages of war, shocking viewers with his bleak imagery. Later he turned to industrial subjects as social commentary. Steel became Hoeckner's metaphor for the social forces at work during both war and peacetime.
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| Cold Steel, 1935. Lithograph on wove paper. Lithograph on chine appliqué on wove paper.
Edition of 50.
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| Steeltown Twilight, 1935. Lithograph on wove paper.
Edition of 50. Signed, titled and numbered 13 in pencil.
The subject is based on a 1930s uprising in Chicago, and according to the artist, is a comment on organized religion’s blessing of police brutality. Price $1000. |
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