Friedrich Graetz
Friedrich Graetz (born April 3, 1842 in Frankfurt am Main as Friedrich Georg Graetz , † November 28, 1912 in Vienna-Simmering ) was an illustrator and caricaturist .
Life
Graetz studied art in Frankfurt am Main under Eduard von Steinle . In 1867 Graetz came to Vienna , from there he moved on to Budapest . From 1870 he drew for the magazine Kikeriki . In 1875 Graetz moved to the satirical weekly magazine Floh . Both magazines were printed by the Johann Nepomuk Vernay publishing house . In 1881 Graetz was recruited by Joseph Keppler for the popular US magazine Puck in New York . A few years later, family obligations forced him to return to Germany. In Berlin he drew for the Berlin magazine Funny Leaves . In 1892 Graetz left the Berlin publishing house and returned to Vienna. There he drew for various magazines, including for Figaro and from 1896 for the workers' newspaper Neue Glühlichter . He drew until the end of his life and died in poverty. Friedrich Graetz was buried on December 15, 1912 in Vienna-Simmering in the Evangelical Cemetery.
Friedrich Graetz 'best-known works are in the USA from the magazine Puck and in Europe from the magazine "Neue Glühlichter" from 1896.
Web links
- One of the last pictures in Flea magazine before his death. August 1910
- Friedrich Graetz's curriculum vitae, printed on his 70th birthday
- Old drawing from the Berlin magazine Funny Leaves
- LeMO inventory - object - allegory about the death of Bismarck, 1898
Individual evidence
- ↑ The magazine "Kikeriki" reports on the change from Graetz to the magazine "Der Floh"
- ^ Puck Magazine
- ↑ One of the first drawings by Graetz in the magazine "Neue Glühlichter"
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Graetz, Friedrich |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Grätz, Friedrich Georg (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Illustrator and caricaturist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 3, 1842 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Frankfurt am Main |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 28, 1912 |
| Place of death | Vienna-Simmering |