Hermann Friling
Hermann Friling (born August 23, 1867 in Cologne , † August 21, 1940 in Berlin ) was a German painter, illustrator, craftsman and interior designer.
Live and act
After studying at the educational institute of the Royal Museum of Applied Arts in Berlin, he stayed in Berlin. He was artistically effective in a broad field as a representative of Art Nouveau . In addition to paintings, he designed room furnishings, ceramics and metal objects (especially for the Osiris metal goods factory for cabaret). His decorative templates became known primarily through portfolio works that were published by the Bruno Hessling publishing house in Berlin. Friling was not only a well-known modeller, painter and illustrator, he also designed a service called "Hertha" in 1902 for the porcelain manufacturer Rosenthal .
He found his final resting place in the south-west cemetery in Stahnsdorf .
Works (selection)
- Designs in all modern styles (= ornamental decoration motifs . 2nd series). Hessling & Spielmeyer, Berlin / New York 1880, OCLC 729933362 ( digital.wlb-stuttgart.de ).
- Modern flat ornaments developed from the plant and animal kingdoms: ideas for textile pattern drawing and decorative paintings of all kinds ... designed by H. Friling . tape 1 . Bruno Hessling, Berlin 1897, OCLC 162793876 .
- Surface decoration in the style of Louis XVI. and the Empire as well as the modern direction ... Hessling, Berlin 1905, OCLC 175039714 .
Illustrations
- Robert Hannesen, Hanns Heinz Ewers: As the old sing, the young chirp! Pictures from children's life . With illustrations by Hermann Friling. Globus, Berlin 1905, OCLC 250054722 .
literature
- WO Dressler's Art Yearbook. 1913 and 1930.
- Friling, Hermann . In: Ulrich Thieme (Hrsg.): General Lexicon of Fine Artists from Antiquity to the Present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 12 : Fiori-Fyt . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1916, p. 488 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
- R. Ries: Illustrations and illustrators of books for children and young people in German-speaking countries 1871-1945. Osnabrück 1992.
- Dieter Lorenz: Traces of Artists in Berlin from the Baroque to Today. Berlin 2002.
- General artist lexicon. Volume 45, Leipzig 2005, p. 239.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Friling, Hermann - Rosenthal Designer. Rosenthal Porcelain, accessed on February 27, 2019 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Friling, Hermann |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German painter, illustrator, craftsman and interior designer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 23, 1867 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cologne |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 21, 1940 |
| Place of death | Berlin |