Eugene Felle

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Eugene Felle
Waldsee ( Upper Swabia ) by E. Felle
Höri (Bodensee) by E. Felle
St. Remigius Chapel (Wurmlingen) by E. Felle
Scheffau (Allgäu) by E. Felle

Eugen Felle (born September 4, 1869 in Isny im Allgäu ; † March 31, 1934 there ) was a German postcard painter and publisher. His bird's eye view maps, which were created after the turn of the century, were characteristic and often showed a very wide panorama.

Life

From 1886 Felle studied sculpture and painting at the Art Academy in Munich . In 1892 he founded his own postcard publisher and worked as an illustrator for Kösel-Verlag . He signed his cards with E. Felle , Felle / Isny , Atelier E. Felle, Isny, among others .

He was the father of the painter Walter Felle.

literature

  • Ines Ebert: Eugen Felle (1869-1934), a postcard painter in Isny ​​im Allgäu. Possibilities of a museum use of his work . Diploma thesis, FH Leipzig 1999 (available in the Isny ​​City Archives).
  • Manfred Felle: Postcards by Eugen Felle. 1869-1934. Thoughts, explanations and reflections on a rediscovered collector's item . Verlag für Heimatpflege, Kempten 1980.
  • Hans Ziegler: An Apian of the postcards. How Eugen Felle artistically created a huge atlas that was also printed but is not yet accessible . In: "AK-Express", No. 92, 1999, pp. 4-15.
  • "AK-Express", the largest German specialist magazine for postcards: Issues No. 106, 131 and 145
  • Tosca Maria Kühn: Eugen Felle. Postcard pioneer & artist personality. Edited by the city of Isny ​​im Allgäu. Kunstverlag Josef Fink, Lindenberg 2019, ISBN 978-3-95976-227-4 .

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personal data
SURNAME Felle, Eugene
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German postcard painter
DATE OF BIRTH September 4, 1869
PLACE OF BIRTH Isny in the Allgäu
DATE OF DEATH March 31, 1934
Place of death Isny in the Allgäu