Martin Lehmann-Steglitz

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Martin Lehmann-Steglitz , also Martin Lehmann , (born August 21, 1884 in Krummlinde , Lüben district ; † late 1949 or early 1950 in Brandenburg ) was a German painter , commercial artist and artisan .

Life

Martin Lehmann studied together with his twin brother Walter at the Arts and Crafts School in Dessau and with Max Koch at the educational establishment of the Arts and Crafts Museum in Berlin . They then worked for the Arnold Weylandt printing company in Berlin. In 1913 the two of them founded an advertising studio together in Berlin-Steglitz and have called themselves Lehmann-Steglitz since then. At the same time both joined the German Werkbund . They illustrated u. a. the "Berliner Volkszeitung" and "Das Plakat". After Walter's death in 1921, Martin continued to run the studio alone. He created countless commercial graphics and posters for numerous companies, including a. the Deutsche Reichsbahn, Kodak, Persil, 4711 and Kaffee Hag. In addition, he also worked for the election campaign of the German Democratic Party and also created some watercolors. From his stay in the Harz Mountains in 1913, for example, a privately owned watercolor from Rammelburg Castle is known.

On July 19, 1945, Martin Lehmann-Steglitz was taken prisoner by the Soviets. He was imprisoned in several camps and is said to have been seen alive for the last time in 1950 in the Brandenburg-Görden prison . In 1962 he was pronounced dead.

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