Carl Robert Arthur Thiele

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Carl Robert Arthur Thiele (born November 2, 1860 in Leipzig ; † June 18, 1936 ibid) was a German painter, painter, draftsman, watercolorist, illustrator and decorative painter.

family

Carl Robert Arthur Thiele was the son of the instrument maker Carl Gotthelf Thiele (1813–1885) and his wife Friederike Wilhelmine Thiele, nee. Wing (1817-1874).

In 1886 he married Lena Anna Louise Thiele b. Fischer (1861-1944). With her he had two sons: Carl Arthur Walter (1889– ??), painter, graphic artist and lecturer at the Leipzig Art Academy , and Emil Max Fritz (1899–1971).

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Signature Arthur Thiele Leipzig (Carl Robert Arthur Thiele).
Signature Arthur Thiele Munich (Julius Arthur Thiele).

In 1969 his son Emil Max Fritz wrote a family chronicle on the history of the Thiele family , in which he explains:

"With a few exceptions, his work was bread work all his life, but he was thoroughly satisfied."

"It is not possible to list everything that he has achieved here, only a few things are mentioned that were created according to needs and tastes of the time: sheet music titles, diplomas, postcards, book illustrations, joke sheets, drafts for paper lanterns, school primers, children's books and much more."

“The postcard played a major role in his work [...] One of his specialties was, in keeping with contemporary tastes, humanized animals, especially dachshunds and cats. In specialist circles he was known under the name 'Dackel-Thiele' or 'Katzen-Thiele'. "

Not all works by Carl Robert Arthur Thiele are signed; he changed his signature in the course of his career. Particular attention is paid to the z. The signature of the landscape painter Arthur Thiele (1841–1919) can be confused . Finally, Carl Robert Arthur Thiele added the letters Lpzg for Leipzig to his signature . This signature is unique.

Carl Robert Arthur Thiele designed collection pictures for Stollwerck scrapbooks , etc. on behalf of the Cologne chocolate producer Ludwig Stollwerck . a. the Jux series for the Stollwerck scrapbook No. 13 from 1912.

As a postcard artist, he created a variety of cards, often depicting humanized animals, mainly cats.

personality

In the family chronicle his son Emil Max Fritz describes him as kind, a certain photo of him shows him in all his kindness . Politically, he was national, downright reactionary: He illustrated the war propaganda volume Europa Struwwelpeter published in 1915 , in which H. Morell wrote:

Marianne

Marianne was at home alone, / There she went out on a Sunday / And came with a fresh, cheerful disposition / To Petersburg and Moscow, / Since she was always flirtatious, / She soon chose herself / A sweetheart, - that was the dirty Russ, / Although she thought: It's not a pleasure / Because it smells like Wutki / And he doesn't pay for lunch / But - he is bigger than seldom anyone / and always better than nobody ...

Marianne is a symbolic representation of the French Republic, which is mostly represented as a young woman with different republican attributes: French tricolor, helmet or freedom cap, etc. a. The propaganda is not only directed against Russia, as is obvious, but also against the 'hereditary enemy' France.

Honors

The Arthur-Thiele-Weg in Leipzig is named after him.

Works

  • Anna Marquardsen: Kitties. Greetings to our darling. With pictures by Arthur Thiele. Jasper, Nuremberg (1920).
  • Albert Sixtus : In the cat's wreath. A fun picture book. With pictures by Arthur Thiele. Hahn, Leipzig 1926. New edition: Hahn, Hamburg 1973, ISBN 3-87286-035-6 .
  • Albert Sixtus : How Heini became the strongest. With pictures by Arthur Thiele. Leipzig Graphic Works, Leipzig 1927.
  • Albert Sixtus : How Susi became the most beautiful. With pictures by Arthur Thiele. Leipzig Graphic Works, Leipzig 1927.
  • Albert Sixtus : The two outliers With pictures by Arthur Thiele. Borgmeyer, Hildesheim 1931.
  • Albert Sixtus : shooting festival in Katzenhausen. With pictures by Arthur Thiele. Hahn, Leipzig 1933. New edition: Hahn, Hamburg 1987, ISBN 3-87286-050-X .
  • Magda Trott : Young girl's step into life. With three full pictures by Arthur Thiele. Graphic works, Leipzig 1930.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Detlef Lorenz: Advertising art around 1900. Artist lexicon for collecting pictures. Reimer, Berlin 2000, ISBN 3-496-01220-X .
  2. ^ Daniel Stade (auction house): Arthur Thiele . Price catalog for postcards from TSN Verlag. July 2007, in the foreword

literature

  • Adolf Kugler: Carl Robert Arthur Thiele. Life and work. Kugler, Munich 1998, ISBN 3-00-008001-5 .
  • Annette u. Herbert Fischer: Arthur Thiele - postcards with cat motifs. In: Maximaphilie & Philokartie REPORT , issue No. 30, March 2010, 11th year, pages 22 to 23
  • The Postcard Album:
    • Issue No. 10, p. 3
    • Issue No. 11, pp. 7–8

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personal data
SURNAME Thiele, Carl Robert Arthur
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Thiele, Arthur
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German painter, painter, draftsman, watercolorist, illustrator and decorative painter
DATE OF BIRTH November 2, 1860
PLACE OF BIRTH Leipzig
DATE OF DEATH June 18, 1936
Place of death Leipzig