József Divéky
József Divéky , also Josef von Divéky , (born September 28, 1887 in Farmos (Hungary), † September 1951 in Sopron ) was a Hungarian graphic artist and designer.
After attending a private painting school, Divéky studied 1905–1907 at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna under Alois Delug and 1907–1910 at the Vienna School of Applied Arts . Divéky worked successfully as a commercial artist in Vienna, Zurich, Brussels and Budapest. From 1919 he lived in Switzerland, from 1941 he taught at the Budapest School of Applied Arts. Divéky worked for the Wiener Werkstätte , as a designer for the glass chandelier company Lobmeyr , created bookplates , published in various magazines and worked as a book illustrator.
Illustrated books (selection)
- Bürger, Gottfried August, The Baron von Münchhausen's wonderful journeys and adventures , series “Schaffstein's Folk Books for Young People”, Volume 16, Hermann & Friedrich Schaffstein Cologne no year (1905).
- Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor Amadeus, Klein Zaches called Zinnober , Rosenbaum Brothers Vienna Leipzig undated (1911).
- Heinrich Heine, Der Doktor Faust, a dance poem , Morawe & Scheffelt Verlag Berlin 1912, 400 copies.
- Bürger, Gottfried August, Des Freiherrn von Münchhausen wonderful journeys and adventures . German by C. (!). A. Citizens. With an afterword by Paul Holzhausen on Münchhausen and his polygraph, Morawe & Scheffelt Verlag Berlin 1913
- Arnim, Ludwig Achim von, Isabella of Egypt, Emperor Charles the Fifth's first childhood love , Kunstverlag Anton Schroll & Co Vienna 1918.
- Voltaire, Kandide or It's the best world , Morawe & Scheffelt Verlag Berlin 1920.
Literature (selection)
- Vienna around 1900, Art and Culture , (exhibition catalog) Vienna 1985, p. 501
- G. Fanelli, E. Godoli, Art Nouveau Postcards , Rizzoli, New York 1987, p. 334
- G. Fanelli, E. Godoli, Dizionario degli illustratori simbolisti e Art Nouveau , Volume 1 A – K, Cantini Editore, Firenze 1990, p. 145
Web links
- Literature by and about József Divéky in the catalog of the German National Library
References and comments
- ↑ The DNB also lists the spellings: József von Divécky and Jos. by Divéky.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Divéky, József |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Divéky, Josef von (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Hungarian graphic artist and designer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 28, 1887 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Farmos (Hungary) |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 1951 |
| Place of death | Sopron |