Kurt Rübner

Kurt Rübner (born November 13, 1875 in Waldheim , † October 14, 1965 in Dresden ) was a German graphic artist.

Rübner was born as the third child of the barracks sergeant Heinrich Rübner and his wife Ernestine, b. Otto, born. He attended the community school from 1882 to 1890, and then from 1890 the Royal Teachers' College in Grimma. After graduating from high school in 1896, he worked as an assistant teacher in Trachenberge near Dresden, passed the teacher examination in 1901 and accepted an apprenticeship in Dresden.

In addition to his teaching profession, he made natural drawings or drafts from his imagination, including many fairy tale motifs, from an early age. He developed a style based on Wilhelm Busch , Ludwig Richter and the fairy tale painter Hermann Vogel . He often combined humorous, childlike and popular scenes with self-composed little verses. Finally, Rübner illustrated humorous poems by numerous authors and was a permanent contributor to many well-known magazines and calendars. His illustrations were best known in youth literature and various school books.

He was close friendship with the Saxon poet and writer Kurt Arnold Findeisen . Both published some writings together. Another close friend of Rübner was the local writer, musician and poet Franziskus Nagler from Leisnig .

Rübner always showed a strong connection to his Saxon homeland, especially his hometown Waldheim. In 1914, for example, he donated 14 panels with sketches and prints to the local museum in his hometown. On the occasion of the local festival there in 1939, Rübner created many drawings and sketches for the special edition of the “Waldheimer Tageblatt”.

Shortly before his 90th birthday, Rübner died on October 14, 1965 in Dresden.

Web links

• Literature by and about Kurt Rübner in the catalog of the German National Library
• Literature by and about Kurt Rübner in the Saxon Bibliography
• Kurt Rübner on waldheim-sachsen.de
• Website about Kurt Rübner