Georg Johann Koehler
Georg Johann Köhler (born December 1, 1890 in Langenberg ; died February 12, 1944 in Frankfurt am Main ) was a German painter, graphic artist and poster artist.
Life
Georg Johann Köhler completed an apprenticeship with Friedrich Wilhelm Kleukens in Darmstadt in 1907 and studied with Becker-Gundahl at the Munich Art Academy . Posters for artist festivals have survived from his time in Munich. Köhler was a soldier in the First World War and was taken prisoner of war. In 1919 he settled in Darmstadt as a graphic artist. He designed advertising posters for companies in the region, including E. Merck in Darmstadt and Adlerwerke in Frankfurt am Main. In 1926 he had a poster exhibition in the Darmstadt art gallery . He also created book illustrations.
Köhler was married to Ruth Blecher, their son Florian Köhler (1937–2013) also became a painter.
Works (selection)
- Kuno von Hardenberg : The disappeared. A strange story from India. Illustrations by Georg Johann Koehler. Society of Hessian Book Friends, Darmstadt 1920.
- Sambra-Dor [Sophie zu Wied]: The fairy tale of the white woman. Illustrations by Georg Johann Koehler. Society of Hessian Book Friends, Darmstadt 1921.
- Brochure eagle models , approx. 1928 at Pahor.
literature
- Karl Noack: Köhler, Georg Johann . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 21 : Knip – Kruger . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1927, p. 120 .
- Koehler, Georg Johann . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General Lexicon of Fine Artists of the XX. Century. tape 3 : K-P . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1956, p. 78 .
- Koehler, Georg Johann . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General Lexicon of Fine Artists of the XX. Century. tape 6 , supplements H-Z . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1962, p. 153 .
- Heinrich Jost : commercial graphics and free art. On the work of Georg Johann Köhler. Reprint from the magazine Nutzgraphik . cit. 1944, pp. 3-12.
Web links
- Literature by and about Georg Johann Köhler in the catalog of the German National Library
- Literature by and about Georg Johann Köhler in the bibliographic database WorldCat
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Koehler, Georg Johann |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German painter, graphic artist and poster artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 1, 1890 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Langenberg (Gera) |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 12, 1944 |
| Place of death | Frankfurt am Main |