Wilhelm Blanke

Wilhelm Blanke (11 March 1873 – 16 April 1936) was a German painter and lithographer.

Wilhelm Blanke
Blanke in 1923
Born	Wilhelm Blanke (1873-03-11)11 March 1873 Kargowa, Province of Posen, German Empire
Died	16 April 1936(1936-04-16) (aged 63)
Known for	Painting lithography

Born to Johanna Karoline (née Neumann) and Ernst Johann Blanke in Kargowa, he was trained as a decorative painter by his eldest brother. He later moved to Berlin to work on his profession. From 1895 to 1930, Blanke lived and worked in Steglitz.^[1] Blanke often participated in art exhibitions.^[2]

In the 1920s, his art reflected an Art Deco taste.^[3] After an art exhibition in 1931, art critic Franz Servaes [de] called Blanke "one of the greatest masters of Berlin painting," praising how "every brushstroke 'sits' with him," and complimenting how he juxtaposes colors "in the most daring way."^[4] Indeed, Blanke was noted for his use of color in his work.^[4]

He had a son, Henry, born in 1901.^[5]

Gallery

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  Woman painting at an easel
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  Girls in the Park
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  Lady on the phone