Alexander Zick
Illustration — Illustration by Zick for "Hop-o'-My-Thumb" * • Illustration — Germany 5 Mark 1904 Art Nouveau Banknote, designed by Alexander Zick Alexander Zick (born 20 December 1845, Koblenz, Germany – 10 November 1907, Berlin, Germany) was a German painter and illustrator. The Zick family included multiple generations of painters. Alexander was the son of Gustav Zick, a painter.
Also recorded as a. zick · alex. zick · Zick · alexander Zick
Alexander Zick

Anonymous Unknown author · Zeitschrift "Reclams Universum" 24. Jahrgang 1908, S. 608 · Public domain
- Born
- 1845
- Died
- 1907
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Prussia
- Occupation
- illustrator · painter · history painter · genre painter · exlibrist · sculptor
VALÉORINE Encyclopedia
VALÉORINE documentary reading
Documentary summary
Illustration — Illustration by Zick for "Hop-o'-My-Thumb" * • Illustration — Germany 5 Mark 1904 Art Nouveau Banknote, designed by Alexander Zick Alexander Zick (born 20 December 1845, Koblenz, Germany – 10 November 1907, Berlin, Germany) was a German painter and illustrator. The Zick family included multiple generations of painters. Alexander was the son of Gustav Zick, a painter.
Admitted source layer · organised and presented by VALÉORINE
Note VALÉORINE
Alexander Zick (1845–1907) was a Prussian artist, exlibrist and genre painter, among other activities. Born in Koblenz, the artist died in Berlin. Alexander Zick worked in Berlin. Languages used include German.
Composed from admitted, traceable facts · 26 September 2026
VALÉORINE
Reference Check
Propose documentary evidence for Alexander Zick. A contribution is never written directly as fact: identity, source, rights and evidence gates still decide.
Sign in to contribute
Documentary evidence
Evidence Panel
not yet certified
- Identity
- resolved
- Independent source families
- 0
- Admitted assertions
- 0
- Open conflicts
- 0
Authority files
wikidata · Q106574 · wikipedia · Alexander Zick
In this article
Numismatic work
Numismatic work
He was also the great-grandson of the painter and architect Januarius Zick, and the great-great-grandson of fresco artist Johannes Zick. He was a student of August Wittig at Düsseldorf Academy, first studying sculpture, and then studied painting under the director of the academy, Eduard Bendemann. In 1880, he moved to Berlin, where he studied under Ludwig Knaus. There, Zick worked as a genre and history painter. Zick later worked mainly as an illustrator. He illustrated classic literature and fairy tales, as well as drew for family and youth magazines. • Illustration — Zick's historical painting of The Ostrogoths' last stand at the Battle of Mons Lactarius
In the last years of his life, Zick was the designer of 2 German banknotes: the 1904 5 Mark Reichskassenschein, and the 1906 10 Mark Reichskassenschein.
Selected works
Selected works
• Gockel, Hinckel and Gackeleia, by Clemens Brentano • The Magical Country (Das Zauberland), by E. Engelmann • In the Pastor's House in Neuenrode (Im Pfarrhaus zu Neuenrode) (1898), by M. Eitner • Father Jansen's Sunshine (Vater Jansens Sonnenschein) (1899), by H. Koch • Little Traudl (Traudchen) (1900), by M. Giese
Gallery
Gallery
• Illustration — Dragon Slayer (1899) • Illustration — The Garden Arbor (1894) • Illustration — Hänsel und Gretel • Illustration — Schneewittchen • Illustration — Aschenputtel • Illustration — Dornröschen • Illustration — Schneeweisschen und Rosenrot • Illustration — Schneewittchen • Illustration — The Three Sisters
Notes from the source article
Cited by Wikipedia
Notes from the source article
These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.Schneider, E. Zick family (ii). Grove Art Online. 9 September 2024. 978-1-884446-05-4.
- 2.Verlag von E. A. Seemann. Allgemeines Lexikon der bildenden Künstler : von der Antike bis zur Gegenwart. Bd. 36, Wilhelmy - Zyzywi. 478. 1947.
- 3.Baumewerd, Stéphanie. Zick, Alexander. Allgemeines Künstlerlexikon - Internationale Künstlerdatenbank - Online. K. G. Saur. 2022.
- 4.Oxford University Press. Zick, Alexander. Benezit Dictionary of Artists. 31 October 2011. 978-0-19-977378-7.
References
Citations
References
Each reference names the institution holding it, so a reader may go to the document itself.
reference work
Partially resolvedreference work
Partially resolved
The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 14 August 2026.
Elsewhere in Sculpture
6,174 published records in this field, each with its sources named.
- Alexander StoddartArtist
- Alexander van PapenhovenArtist
- Alexander VikaArtist
- Alexander ZeitlinArtist
- Alexandra BirckenArtist
- Alexandra NechitaArtist
- Alexandre DescatoireArtist
- Alexandre LoganovskiArtist
Best supported in this field
For owners
Own a work by Alexander Zick?
A specialist will read what you send and tell you what the house can establish, what it cannot, and whether the object is suited to sale. There is no charge and no obligation. The object stays with you throughout; nothing is shipped to us unless it is arranged in writing beforehand.