Julius de Praetere

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Julius de Praetere (also Jules de Prater ) (born January 21, 1879 in Ledeberg , Ghent , † May 3, 1947 in Basel ) was a Belgian painter, graphic artist, university professor and publisher in the field of applied arts and textile design.

De Praetere was born the son of an auctioneer at the fish market. He studied in Ghent and was a student of Henry van de Velde . He left Belgium disappointed.

From 1902 to 1905 he taught at the Werkkunstschule in Krefeld . In 1906 the Belgian was appointed director of the Zurich School of Applied Arts and the associated museum. In the Art Nouveau era, he led the reform of the schools in Basel and Zurich. In 1907 he was also a founding member of the Deutscher Werkbund .

Publications

literature

  • Els Durnez: Latemse memoires, herinneringen van mevrouw Karel van de Woestijne en Julius de Praetere ; Hadewijch, Antwerp, 1995
  • De handprinted by Julius de Praetere voor het eerst bijeen brought (exhibition catalog with an introduction by Boris Rousseeuw); Essen, Carbolineum Pers, 1999

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Julius de Praetere. In: Sikart
  2. ↑ http://www.jules-de-bruycker.de/goddard.1996.essay.htm
  3. ↑ http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/veld006gesc01_01/veld006gesc01_01_0012.htm
  4. ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from May 25, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.g26.ch
  5. ^ Sylvain Malfroy: Art Nouveau. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
  6. ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from June 15, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.deutscher-werkbund.de
personal data
SURNAME Praetere, Julius de
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Prater, Jules
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Belgian painter, printmaker and publisher
DATE OF BIRTH January 21, 1879
PLACE OF BIRTH Ledeberg, Ghent
DATE OF DEATH May 3, 1947
Place of death Basel