German painting of the 20th century

German Painting of the 20th Century is a series of stamps from the Federal Republic of Germany. The first stamps appeared at the time of the Deutsche Bundespost in 1992. Deutsche Post AG continued the series from 2002 to 2004 after a long break. All brands were designed by Ernst and Lorli Jünger . The series was superseded in 2005 by the German painting stamp series designed by Werner Hans Schmidt .

Issue occasion

“With the special postage stamp series“ German Painting of the 20th Century ”, the themes of“ Expressionism ”,“ Impressionism ”and“ Art Nouveau ”are continued; the series is intended to pay tribute to the major representatives of German painting of the 20th century in a loose sequence. "

- Official Gazette Order; No. 77 - year 1994, p. 1929

Printing process

The stamps were printed in multi-color offset printing in the Bundesdruckerei in Berlin in landscape format with 10 pieces on the sheet on coated white fluorescent postage stamp paper DP 2, with a size of 55 × 32.8 mm per stamp.

List of brands

Legend

• Image: An edited image of the brand mentioned. The ratio of the size of the stamps to each other is shown approximately to scale in this article.
• Description: A brief description of the motif and / or the reason for the issue. In the case of issued series or blocks , the descriptions that belong together are indented with a marker.
• Value: The postage value of the individual stamp in the currency unit specified in the table header. A "+" means that it is an additional stamp (= postage value + donation).
• Issue Date: The date this stamp was first sold.
• Edition: As far as known, the number of this edition offered for sale is given here.
• Design: As far as is known, it is stated here who designed this brand.
• Mi.-No .: This stamp is listed in the Michel catalog under the corresponding number.

Special stamps
image	description	Values in pennies	Issue date	Edition	draft	Mi no.
	Episode I. Franz Marc Horse in the countryside	60	June 11, 1992	32,125,000	Ernst Jünger	1617
	August Macke Fashion store	100	June 11, 1992	30,270,000	Ernst Jünger	1618
	Wassily Kandinsky Murnau with rainbow	170	June 11, 1992	27,400,000	Ernst Jünger	1619
	Result: II George grosz In the cafe	100	March 11, 1993	24,150,000	Ernst Jünger	1656
	Otto Pankok Sea and sun	100	March 11, 1993	23,980,000	Ernst Jünger	1657
	A. Paul Weber audience	100	March 11, 1993	24,100,000	Ernst Jünger	1658
	Episode III Christian Schad Maika	100	August 11, 1994	38,600,000	Ernst Jünger	1748
	Erich Heckel Landscape near Dresden	200	August 11, 1994	9,540,000	Ernst Jünger	1749
	Gabriele Münter A. von Jawlensky and M. von Werefkin on a meadow near Murnau	300	August 11, 1994	9,780,000	Ernst Jünger	1750
	Episode: IV Franz Radziwill The water tower in Bremen	100	January 12, 1995	94,900,000 including 350,000 on ETB	Ernst Jünger	1774
	Georg Schrimpf Still life with a cat	200	January 12, 1995	12,910,000 including 350,000 on ETB	Ernst Jünger	1775
	Karl Schmidt-Rottluff Manor in Dangast	300	January 12, 1995	12,490,000 including 350,000 on ETB	Ernst Jünger	1776
	Episode V Max Pechstein Sitting female nude	100	March 7, 1996	31,310,000	Ernst Jünger	1843
	Georg Muche For Wilhelm Runge	200	March 7, 1996	16,320,000	Ernst Jünger	1844
	Helmut Kolle Still life with guitar, book and vase	300	March 7, 1996	24,310,000	Ernst Jünger	1845

Special stamps (in euros)
image	description	Values in euro cents	Issue date	Edition	draft	Mi. -No.
	Does not count in the series! 100th birthday of Ernst Wilhelm Nay Yellow feather in red	56	June 6, 2002	40,000,000	Ernst and Lorli Jünger	2267
	Result: VI Ernst Ludwig Kirchner Red Elisabeth Shore	112	September 5, 2002	30,000,000	Ernst and Lorli Jünger	2279
	Episode: VII Lyonel Feininger Market Church of Halle	55	December 5, 2002	130,000,000	Ernst and Lorli Jünger	2294
	Episode: VIII Max Beckmann Young Argentinian	55	February 13, 2003	30,000,000	Ernst and Lorli Jünger	2315
	Adolf Hölzel composition	100	February 13, 2003	40,000,000	Ernst and Lorli Jünger	2316
	Episode: IX Felix Nussbaum The secret	55	November 4, 2004	11,500,000	Ernst and Lorli Jünger	2432

Related Brands: Contemporary Art
image	description	Values in pennies	Issue date	Edition	draft	Mi no.
	European stamp , contemporary art Joseph Beuys Storage space: showcase	80	May 5, 1993	59,700,000	Ernst Jünger	1673
	Contemporary Arts Josef Albers Honoring the square	100	May 5, 1993	50,400,000	Ernst Jünger	1674

literature

• Michel catalog , Germany Special 2004, Volume 2: From May 1945 (Allied occupation up to FRG)
• Official Journal of the Deutsche Bundespost POSTDIENST and the directorate of the Deutsche Bundespost; ISSN  0939-4516
  • No. 77 - year 1994, Bonn, December 1, 1994; Orders P 746, p. 1929