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Charles Wilda, originally Karl (20 December 1854, Vienna – 11 June 1907, Vienna) was an Austrian Orientalism painter. He was the elder brother of the painter, .
He often stayed in Cairo for extended periods, and scenes of the daily street life there compose the bulk of his works. In 1892, he undertook a journey through North Africa with his friend, the sculptor , which provided additional inspiration.
Beginning in the 1880s, he was a regular exhibitor at events in Vienna, Berlin, Munich and Dresden.Friedrich von Boetticher: Malerwerke des neunzehnten Jahrhunderts : Beitrag zur Kunstgeschichte. Fr. v. Boetticher’s Verlag, Dresden. Vol., 1898, pg. 1018 ( archive.org) He was also represented by several works at the Exposition Universelle (1900).
In 1895, he was awarded the for art and, in 1898, was presented with a small, golden State Medal. Two of his paintings were acquired for the Imperial Collection of Kaiser Franz Joseph I.Wladimir Aichelburg: Das Wiener Künstlerhaus 1861–2001. Vol.1: Die Künstlergenossenschaft und ihre Rivalen Secession und Hagenbund. Österreichischer Kunst- und Kulturverlag, Vienna 2003, , pg.207.
Following his death, the Vienna Künstlerhaus honored him at their Autumn Exposition with over fifty of his oil paintings being featured. He was interred at the Wiener Zentralfriedhof. His grave is adorned with a monument created in 1909 by Hella Unger (1875-1932).
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