August Woodpecker
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August Specht (born August 1, 1849 in Lauffen am Neckar , † 1923 in Stuttgart ) was a German lithographer and illustrator.
Life
August Specht was a student of Heinrich Läpple and Albert Kappis . In 1898 Specht's animal picture book was published with several tables and descriptions of the animals depicted in poetry.
August Specht was a member of the German Association of Artists .
Specht's brothers were the woodcutter Carl Gottlob Specht (1846–) and the animal painter and illustrator Friedrich Specht (1839–1909).
Publications
- Specht's animal pictures book . Hirsch, Constance 1898.
literature
- Woodpecker, August . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 31 : Siemering – Stephens . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1937, p. 342 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ kuenstlerbund.de: Full members of the Deutscher Künstlerbund since it was founded in 1903 / Specht, August ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (accessed on March 8, 2016)
Web links
Commons : August Specht - Collection of images, videos and audio files
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Woodpecker, August |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German lithographer and illustrator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 1, 1849 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lauffen am Neckar |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1923 |
| Place of death | Stuttgart |