Franz Ermer

Franz Ermer (born October 13, 1886 in Kipfenberg ; † April 24, 1976 in Regensburg ) was a German art teacher, painter, graphic artist and draftsman.

Life

Ermer studied at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Munich . He was an art teacher and professor at the old grammar school in Regensburg and co-founder of the Regensburg Art and Trade Association .

One of his merits is the revival of the local stone etching and tin etching work. Among other things, he created the “Heimatdankteller”, which was temporarily awarded as a special honorary gift at the Nordgau Days . His works have been exhibited several times, some of which are in the Regensburg municipal collection.

Works

• The paper cutting and its application - practical advice for the care of the creative forces in youth and people. EA Seemann, Leipzig, 1937.
• Linocut, linocut: What you need to know about cutting and printing. Siegle, Stuttgart, 1939 (8th edition)
• Enjoyment of paper cutting: Proven suggestions to gradually get to real work. Siegle, Stuttgart, 1939 (10th edition)
• Pictures from old Regensburg: 12 drawings. Niedermayr, Regensburg, 1963.

Illustrations and contributions

• Wilhelm Heinrich Wackenroder : From the pouring out of the heart of an art-loving monastery brother. 1921
• Georg Rieger: The Liberation Hall: Kelheim u. Weltenburg Abbey, Altmühl- and Schambachtal, Riedenburg and surroundings; A guide and memory book. 1923
• Hanns Egerland : Immortal Folk Art: from the work of German youth , 1936

Awards

• Adalbert Stifter Medal of the Sudeten German Landsmannschaft
• 1958: Albertus Magnus Medal of the City of Regensburg
• 1968: Nordgau Culture Prize of the city of Amberg in the visual arts category

literature

• Manfred Neureiter: Lexicon of ex-libris artists . Pro Business, 2013, ISBN 978-3-86386-449-1 , p. 168.

Web links

• Literature by and about Franz Ermer in the catalog of the German National Library
• JK:  Ermer, Prof. Franz . Entry in the database of the Oberpfälzer Kulturbund (currently not available)