Georg Barlösius
Georg Barlösius (born June 8, 1864 in Magdeburg ; † July 1908 ) was a German illustrator, graphic artist , typographer , lithographer and painter .
life and work
Georg Barlösius was the son of a factory owner. He studied at the teaching institute of the Kunstgewerbemuseum Berlin and from October 18, 1886 at the Munich Art Academy . He was also a student of Otto Knille . He settled in Charlottenburg .
He mainly devoted himself to book graphics and typography. Barlösius created the fonts Barlösius Gotisch and Fette Barlösius Gotisch (1907, Bauersche Gießerei ) and Barlösius Buchschrift (1906, Bauersche Gießerei). He designed and illustrated many books and designed numerous bookplates .
He also created wall paintings in the Theater des Westens (Charlottenburg) and colored glazing in the Dankeskirche (Berlin-Wedding) and in the Kaiserin-Augusta-Gymnasium (today Ludwig-Cauer-Grundschule, Charlottenburg).
Works (selection)
- Richard Wagner: The Mastersingers of Nuremberg. Holbein-Verlag, Munich 1914.
- Hans Sachs: Schwänke. Holbein-Verlag, Munich 1914.
- From the stupid devil. Holbein-Verlag, Munich 1914.
- Till Eulenspiegel's pranks selected from the old folk beech and for the delight of young and old. Ziemsen, Wittenberg 1913.
literature
- Barlösius, Georg. In: Hermann Alexander Müller (†), Hans Wolfgang Singer (Hrsg.): General artist lexicon. Life and works of the most famous visual artists. 3rd edition, Volume 6 (supplements and corrections), Rütten & Loening, Frankfurt am Main 1906, p. 13 - Internet Archive .
- Hans Vollmer : Barlösius, Georg . In: Ulrich Thieme , Felix Becker (Hrsg.): General Lexicon of Fine Artists from Antiquity to the Present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker. tape 2 : Antonio da Monza-Bassan . Wilhelm Engelmann, Leipzig 1908, p. 505 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Register book 1884-1920, No. 00316 Georg Barlösius ( digital )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Barlösius, Georg |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German graphic artist and typographer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 8, 1864 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Magdeburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 1908 |