John Jack Vrieslander
John Jack Vrieslander , pseudonym of Hans Zarth (* 1879 in Münster , † 1957 in Grabenstätt ), was a German graphic artist and illustrator .
life and work
After Vrieslander attended the Düsseldorf Art Academy from 1897 to 1898 , he initially designed furniture, carpets, wallpaper and fabrics before turning to book illustration in 1900 . A first exhibition followed in Berlin from 1902. In the same year he joined the artist group Phalanx founded by Wassily Kandinsky .
From 1905 to 1908 Vrieslander lived in Paris, where he belonged to the artist colony Café du Dôme . A second stay in the metropolis followed from 1910 to 1911. In 1919 Vrieslander was a founding member of the Dachau artist group . Since his wife Jew was, he was forbidden from 1933 to 1944 to pursue his profession because all the Nazis a prohibition issued and it also temporarily interned had. After the end of the Second World War , Vrieslander was chairman of the Traunstein artist group from 1947 .
The music writer Otto Vrieslander (1880–1950) was his brother.
literature
- Adolf Sennewald: German book illustrators in the first third of the 20th century material for bibliophiles. Otto Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden 1999, ISBN 3-447-04228-1 , pp. 239-240.
Web links
- various works by Vrieslander on johncoulthart.com
- various works by Vrieslander on artnet.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ ANTIQUARIAT WINFRIED GEISENHEYN: From Biedermeier to Modern Age Exemplary picture books for children. Retrieved on October 5, 2019 (German).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Vrieslander, John Jack |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Zarth, Hans (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German graphic artist and book illustrator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1879 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Muenster |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1957 |
| Place of death | Grabenstätt |