An unusual title. A title that leaves everything open, that doesn't want to commit itself? No. The three dots symbolise the city, its people and also the surroundings of Innsbruck. Themes that have characterised Artur Nikodem and which he has dealt with intensively.
The exhibition "Artur Nikodem. Innsbruck and ...", the Stadtarchiv/Stadtmuseum Innsbruck honoured an extraordinary artistic personality.
110 years ago, in 1908, Artur Nikodem decided to settle in Innsbruck with his family. The move was also a formative turning point in his artistic career. His friendships with fellow painters such as Rudolf Katzung and the brothers Theodor and Wilhelm Prachensky, with whom he maintained close contact, inspired and influenced him. After Nikodem's retirement from the postal service in 1920, he was able to devote himself entirely to painting. As a freelance artist, he took part in numerous exhibitions at home and abroad. In the last years of his life, however, he was denied public recognition. Artur Nikodem died on 10 February 1940 and was buried in the Wilten cemetery. in 1964, the city of Innsbruck honoured the artist posthumously by naming a street in the Arzl district, Nikodemweg, after him.
The City of Innsbruck's art collection includes paintings and prints. Most of the latter come from the artist's estate and were purchased by the Innsbruck City Archive in 1973. The works provide an insight into the range of Nikodem's artistic work and his choice of subject matter. In addition to cityscapes and landscapes, there are also portraits. His self-portrait and the portrait of Barbara Nikodem are among the central works of his oeuvre.