Alexander Zick

Illustration by Zick for "Hop-o'-My-Thumb"
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.

Alexander was the greatgrandson of the painter and architect Januarius Zick, the son of fresco artist Johannes Zick.

He was a student of August Wittig and Eduard Bendemann.

Zick's historical painting of The Ostrogoths' last stand at the Battle of Mons Lactarius

Numismatic work

In his last years in Berlin, Alexander Zick was the designer of 2 German banknotes, the 5 Mark Reichskassenschein 1904, and the 10 Mark Reichskassenschein 1906.[1]

Notes

  1. ^ Alexander Zick in: German wikipedia, retrieved 6. December 2013.