Franz Stassen

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Franz Stassen (born February 12, 1869 in Hanau , † April 18, 1949 in Berlin ) was a German painter , draftsman and illustrator .

Life

From 1886 to 1892 Stassen attended the Berlin University of Fine Arts . After leaving the academy, he first settled in Hanau, but returned to Berlin some time later. Initially oriented towards naturalism , Stassen now turned to Art Nouveau , based on Sascha Schneider , Fidus , Koloman Moser and Gustav Klimt .

Until 1908, Stassen appeared primarily as a book illustrator. He also designed book covers . In addition to the over 100 books he has illustrated, he created around 50 bookplates and 25 postcard motifs. In 1908 he delivered drafts for Stollwerck collectors' pictures on behalf of the Cologne chocolate producer Ludwig Stollwerck . a. for the Stollwerck scrapbook No. 10.

Also in 1908, Stassen sought contacts with the Bayreuth Wagner circle and soon became a close member of Siegfried Wagner's circle . He created folders for Wagner's works, including for “ Parsifal ” and “ Der Ring des Nibelungen ”. His illustration method, developed in the spirit of Art Nouveau , was also caught up in the realistic design of the 19th century and, through the pathetic gestures, was already influenced by new popular media such as photography. Contemporary critics also rated Stassen's work as a consequence of the life reform movement at the turn of the century and understood it at the same time as an homage to Germanic religious myths. However, Stassen combined these ideas with an esoteric and spiritualist Christianity.

Stassen joined the NSDAP in 1930 . He created four tapestries for Hitler's Reich Chancellery , which depicted motifs from the Edda saga . However, he remained an illustrator turned away from politics of Wagner works and mainly of sagas and fairy tales. Important solo exhibitions took place in Bayreuth in 1937 and in Dresden in 1940 . In 1939 Hitler gave him the title of professor.

In 1913, Stassen's wife Minna died. Since 1941 he lived with a partner and thus quietly confessed to his homosexual disposition. In the final phase of the Second World War , Adolf Hitler included him in the list of the most important German artists in August 1944 .

After the Second World War, Stassen worked with great energy to replace part of the works that had been destroyed during the war. Until his death he worked on his fourth illustration suite for Goethe's Faust .

Works (in selection)

The beauty. Issue 5 & 6, year XX around 1923 - Franz Stassen.jpg
  • A dante wreath of 100 leaves . A guide to the Commedia by Paul Pochhammer. With 100 pen drawings by Franz Stassen, G. Grote Verlag Berlin 1906.
  • Descey, Ernst (preface): My singing, sounding Vienna . Illustrated by Franz Stassen (11 bw, 2 color on the cover). Munich Berlin Vienna approx. 1920, Drei Masken Verlag AG
  • German Christmas - A gift of love from German university students , Kassel 1914 ?, Furcheverlag Cassel, softcover, 176 pages. The title page was made by RC Hirzel, Berlin, the inner book decoration by Franz Stassen, Berlin.
  • German humor in old and new times (2 volumes), Berlin approx. 1920, Verlag Ludwig Schroeter GmbH, hardcover. With 200 pen drawings by Franz Stassen.
  • Eichendorff, Joseph von : Selected works , Berlin 1925, Verlag von Ludwig Schroeter, hardcover, 295 pages. With 55 pen drawings by Franz Stassen.
  • A Mighty Fortress Is Our God. Devotional book for the German house . With a foreword by Hans von Wolzüge . With 100 pen drawings by Franz Stassen. Berlin 1916, Publishing House for Patriotic History and Art GmbH.
  • Eulenburg, Philipp zu: Rosenlieder . Berlin 1919, Bote & Bock publishing house. Magnificent edition illustrated by Franz Stassen. (Reprint Boosey & Hawkes Bote & Bock, Berlin 1999)
  • Falke, Gustav : Mr. Purtaller and his daughter , Stuttgart 1921, K. Thienemanns Verlag, series: Jungmädchen books, hardcover, 120 pages. With pen drawings by Franz Stassen, cover by Henry.
  • Glasenapp, C. Fr. from : Siegfried Wagner and his art. Printed and published by Breitkopf & Härtel in Leipzig in 1911. With 177 illustrations by Franz Stassen.
  • Gnauck-Kühne, Elisabeth : Golden fruits from fairy tale land - fairy tales for young and old , Bremen, GA v. Halem, Export u. Publishing bookstore A.-G. Bremen. With 45 illustrations by Franz Stassen.
  • Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von : Goethes Faust , Mainz 1984, Stassen Verlag, hardcover, 400 pages. With 96 color illustrations by Franz Stassen. ISBN 3-924203-01-6
  • Grimm, Brothers : Hansel and Gretel and other fairy tales , Berlin 1922, published by Ludwig Schroeter, hardcover. With 102 pictures by Franz Stassen (some of them in color).
  • Grimm, Brothers: Little Red Riding Hood and six other of the most beautiful fairy tales , Berlin 1921, Publishing House for Patriotic History and Art GmbH, hardcover. With 32 pictures (b / w) by Franz Stassen.
  • Herzog, Rudolf : The Nibelungs , Berlin-Vienna, Ullstein & Co (1913). With pictures by Franz Stassen.
  • The Island of the Happy - A Book of Joy (collection of poems). With 60 pen drawings by Franz Stassen. Berlin 1923, published by Ludwig Schroeter.
  • Krügel, Gerhard: heroes fight, gods wrestle - German heroes and gods sagas . With decorative paintings by Franz Stassen and Günther Zimmermann (10 of them by Stassen). Frankfurt / Main 1939, Moritz Diesterweg publishing house.
  • Krügel, Gerhard: People fight - fairy tales of bravery and loyalty . With picture decorations by Franz Stassen (6 drawings b / w), cover picture by Bohn. Frankfurt / Main 1943, Moritz Diesterweg publishing house.
  • Kusche, Arthur: Sagas from the Rhine . With pictures by Franz Stassen (10 full-page pictures, 1 colored cover picture and decorative strips). Mainz 1902, Victor von Zabern.
  • Lechleitner, Franz: Sonnenkinder , Märchen von .... With drawings by Franz Stassen (19 bw plus 1 colored cover illustration). Berlin, Verlag von Fischer & Franke.
  • The seven ravens , drawn by Franz Stassen (8 large full color images and 7 b / w text drawings). Mainz before 1917. Scholz's artist picture books No. 13, published by Jos. Scholz in Mainz.
  • Silentium - old and new student, Kommers and folk songs for piano with complete texts . Krone, Hermann (ed.). Illustrated by F. Stassen (10 illustrations and 1 text frame). Berlin Munich 1929, Drei Masken Verlag AG
  • Volbehr, Theodor: Behind the Earth Day , Berlin, Fischer & Franke, (1901). With illustrations by Franz Stassen.
  • From the experience of God - a book of German faith . With pen drawings by Franz Stassen (29 illustrations bw). Berlin 1923, published by Ludwig Schroeter.
  • All kinds of rascals and Sunday children - humorous stories . With 56 pen drawings by Franz Stassen. Berlin 1934. Publishing house Ludwig Schroeter GmbH
  • Of holy and unholy people - humorous stories . With 67 pen drawings (sw) by Franz Stassen. Berlin 1935, Verlag Ludwig Schroeter GmbH Berlin.
  • Parsifal . 15 images for Richard Wagner's stage dedication festival, Copyright 1914 by B. Behr's Verlag / Berlin (36 × 46 cm)
  • Wildenbruch, Ernst von : The Master of Tanagra - An artist's story from ancient Hellas . With pictures by Franz Stassen (17 drawings bw). Berlin 1925, G. Grote'sche Verlagbuchhandlung.
  • Wolzog, Hans von : Beowulf - Gudrun . With pen drawings by Franz Stassen (23 St.). Berlin 1920, Publishing House for Patriotic History and Art GmbH.
  • Wolzog, Hans von: The Edda, Germanic gods and heroic sagas . First volume: sagas of the gods. With 48 pen drawings by Franz Stassen. Berlin 1919, Publishing House for Patriotic History and Art GmbH.

  • Monsalvat (1903)

  • To the German people! (between 1914 and 1918)

  • Patronage certificate from the German Festival Foundation dated May 22, 1922

  • Birthday card from the Bayreuth Festival Orchestra for Siegfried Wagner on his 60th birthday in 1929

  • Clara Viebig : The sleeping army

literature

  • Anton Merk: Franz Stassen, 1869–1949. Painter, draftsman, illustrator. Life and work. Museum Hanau Schloss Philippsruhe, April 18 to May 23, 1999.
  • Beauty - Franz Stassen-Heft. Issue 1, 17th year (with illustrations of illustrations, paintings and bookplates). Dresden 1921, Verlag der Schönheit.
  • Franz Stassen . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 31 : Siemering – Stephens . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1937, p. 488-489 .
  • Franz Stassen . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General Lexicon of Fine Artists of the XX. Century. tape 4 : Q-U . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1958, p. 345 .

Web links

Commons : Franz Stassen  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Stollwerck scrapbook No. 10 heroes of the spirit and of the sword. Verlag Gebr. Stollwerck, Berlin, Pressburg, New York, 1908.
  2. ^ A b Ernst Klee : The cultural lexicon for the Third Reich. Who was what before and after 1945. S. Fischer, Frankfurt am Main 2007, ISBN 978-3-10-039326-5 , p. 585.
personal data
SURNAME Stassen, Franz
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German painter, draftsman and illustrator
DATE OF BIRTH February 12, 1869
PLACE OF BIRTH Hanau
DATE OF DEATH April 18, 1949
Place of death Berlin