Fritz Steub

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Fritz Steub (born November 11, 1844 in Lindau ; † August 5, 1903 Partenkirchen ) was a German caricaturist and wood cutter .

Life

Fritz Staub studied mechanical engineering at the Polytechnic in Karlsruhe, after which he was a student of JL Raab for a short time . He married a daughter of the wood cutter Kaspar Braun , founder of a xylographic institute and later publisher of the Fliegende Blätter , for which Steub had worked since 1864.

Munich picture sheet (examples)

  • "The egg farmer" Munich picture sheet Nro. 395

  • "The short bed" Münchener Bilderbogen Nro. 555

Works (illustrations, selection)

  • Moritz von Reymond "Laienbrevier des Häckelianism", Bern 1878.
  • Moritz von Reymond "Exodus of the human race from Lemuria", Bern 1878.
  • Franz Bonn "Life and Deeds of Hercules" with the verses of Mr. von Mieris, Braun and Schneider , Munich 1874.
  • “The Franco-German War. A romantic tragedy in 5 acts ”, Munich 1871
  • "Firlefanz", Braun and Schneider , Munich 1874 (own publication)

literature

  • Friedrich Pecht , History of Munich Art in the 19th Century, 1888
  • Theodor Kutschmann, History of German Illustration, 1899
  • Hyacinth Holland in: Biographisches Jahrbuch und Deutscher Nekrolog
  • Hans Vollmer , "General Lexicon of Visual Artists", Leipzig 1937/38, Volume 32, p. 19.

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personal data
SURNAME Steub, Fritz
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German caricaturist and wood cutter
DATE OF BIRTH November 11, 1844
PLACE OF BIRTH Lindau
DATE OF DEATH 5th August 1903
Place of death Partenkirchen