John Gulich | A Violin Concerto, 1898

John Percival Gülich (also Gulich) (1864-1898) was a British illustrator, engraver and artist.

Gülich was born in Wimbledon in 1864, the son of Hermann Gülich, a London merchant of German origin, and Eleanor. He was educated at Charterhouse School.

He lived in Bremen for five years, working in his father's office.

He became Art Editor of the illustrated newspapers The Pictorial World and The Graphic, and also contributed to Harper's Magazine.

John Gulich | A Violin Concerto, 1898 | Tate

In 1897, he was elected as a member of the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours.

One year later, on 11 December, he died of typhoid fever in West Hampstead at the age of 33.

Arguably Gülich's best known work is a watercolour entitled "A Violin Concerto" (1898), given to the Tate Gallery by Sir Henry Tate in 1899.

Four of his works were exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts between 1893 and 1898.

Four of his drawings are held in the British Royal Collection.

John Percival Gülich (anche Gulich) (1864-1898) è stato un illustratore, incisore ed artista Britannico.

Probabilmente l'opera più conosciuta di Gülich è l'acquerello intitolato "A Violin Concerto" (1898), donato alla Tate Gallery da Sir Henry Tate nel 1899.

Gülich nacque a Wimbledon nel 1864, figlio di Hermann Gülich, un mercante londinese di origine tedesca, e di Eleanor.

Studiò alla Charterhouse School.

Visse a Brema per cinque anni, lavorando nell'ufficio del padre.

Divenne Art Editor dei giornali illustrati The Pictorial World e The Graphic, e contribuì anche ad Harper's Magazine.

Nel 1897, fu eletto membro del Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours.

Un anno dopo, l'11 dicembre, morì di febbre tifoide a West Hampstead all'età di 33 anni.