Martin Erich Philipp

Martin Erich Philipp (born August 4, 1887 in Zwickau , † November 1, 1978 in Dresden ), also known by his initials MEPH, was a German painter and graphic artist.

Life

Philip's grave in the Dölzschen cemetery

From 1904 to 1908 Philipp attended the arts and crafts school in Dresden and then studied at the Dresden academy of arts until 1913 . His professors included Oskar Zwintscher , Gotthardt Kuehl , Richard Müller and Osmar Schindler .

From 1913 he worked as a freelancer and was represented at numerous graphic exhibitions until 1933 and after 1945. His work mainly includes animal motifs, but also illustrations of contemporary literary works and erotic images.

Philipp lived with his wife in Dölzschen on Wurgwitzer Strasse. He died in 1978 and was buried in the Dölzschen cemetery.

Works (selection)

• Book illustrations: Lucinde (Juncker, Berlin [1916]); Wilhelmine (Weber, Leipzig [1920]); Baths of Lucca (Weissbach, Heidelberg 1921)
• Color woodcut leaves based on Viennese Japonism
• Etchings, also of architectural motifs and as ex-libris designs
• Images in the magazines: Die Kunst, German Art and Decoration and the magazine for book lovers

literature

• Exhibition catalog for six Dresden graphic artists , Richter-Dresden, 1913.
• Heinrich Wölfflin : Martin E. Philipp . In: Decorative Art, Illustrated Journal for Applied Art, Vol .: 31 = Jg. 26, 1922/23, pp. 247-251 ( digitized version ).
• Paul English: History of Erotic Literature , Stuttgart 1927, Fig. 31
• Hellmuth Götze: Philipp, Martin Erich - The graphic work ; Edited and supplemented by Albrecht Scholz and Wolfram Körner, Berlin, Pirckheimer Society, 1987
• Joachim Kruse: From Menzel to Beuys. From the art collections of the Veste Coburg , catalog (1 work) Coburg 1992
• The sheet of the Association of German Artists , 5 (1954) II. 7, p. 5
• Textiles in rustic shapes: T. Reichardt and ME Philipp in the gallery " Art of Time " , Saxon Latest News , September 30, 1981