Eugen von Baumgarten

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Eugen Karl Joseph von Baumgarten (born May 5, 1865 in Regensburg , † December 9, 1919 in Munich ) was a German painter , illustrator , caricaturist and commercial artist in Bavaria.

Life

Caricature by Eugen von Baumgarten

Eugen von Baumgarten was born as the fifth of six children of the pharmacist Ludwig von Baumgarten and his wife Pauline nee. Hartmann was born in Regensburg on Kornmarkt in the Zum Mohren pharmacy. His mother died in November 1866 after giving birth to their last child. From 1891, Eugen von Baumgarten lived as an art institution owner and painter at Entenbachstrasse 75, Schlotthauerstrasse 6 and later at Lothstrasse 12 in Munich. He was married to Sophie Eva Marie Friedlein (1869–1956). Eugen Roth remembers that von Baumgarten, as a biological cousin, often visited his father (Hermann Roth) and for him was the epitome of the Schwabing artist. His claim: “He had more humor than talent.” Baumgarten was friends with the Munich writer Julius Beck , for whom he a. a. made illustrations during his time as editor of the Humoristische Blätter .

Personal New Years card Eugen v. Baumgarten

Published by Baumgarten a. a. in the Munich humorist sheets (1885), in: Die Geissel. The Bavarian Kladderadatsch (1895–1896, no more published), in the Kikeriki calendar (daily newspaper) and the youth . He drew for Oktober-Fest newspapers and created posters for Munich breweries such as Wagner-Bräu since the 1890s.

Pseudonym and signature

A pseudonym for example in Die Geissel. The Bavarian Kladderadatsch : E. Vaube. Baumgarten often signed with the initials EvB.

Books with illustrations by Eugen von Baumgarten

  • Benno Rauchegger , Nudelmaier jr. in Africa: and other travel reports of the editorial staff of the Weltschrift G'schaftlhuber , Fritsch 1898
  • Benno Rauchegger, Der G'schaftlhuaber: Munich Life in Summer , Fritsch 1898
  • Eugen von Baumgarten, From the 1899 Carneval: Munich Carnevals , 1899
  • Hermann Roth, On the history of the gardening theater , Kastner & Lossen 1901
  • The story of the bad Hector: the dear grandson tells of the faithful grandmother in Gummersbach [without publ .] 1909
  • The Hotzleriade: an instructive true story by Heinrich vom Laacher See. With many funny drawings by Eugen von Baumgarten, Paulinus-Verlag 1911

literature

Web links

Baumgarten's caricatures for the magazine Jugend can be viewed in the digitized version (search term Baumgarten, Eugen ).

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The biographical information was made available by the Regensburg City Archives.
  2. ^ Eugen Roth, 100 Years of Humor in German Art , Munich 1957, without page numbers.
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personal data
SURNAME Baumgarten, Eugen von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Baumgarten, Eugen Karl Joseph von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German painter and caricaturist in Bavaria
DATE OF BIRTH May 5, 1865
PLACE OF BIRTH regensburg
DATE OF DEATH December 9, 1919
Place of death Munich