Max Honegger
Max Honegger (born June 19, 1860 in Hilzingen ; † August 21, 1955 in Karlsruhe ) was a German painter , illustrator and book designer . His monogram was "MH".
life and work
He lived in Leipzig since 1890 . There he was a professor of book ornamentation at the academy . Among other things, he designed illustrations for Ivanhoe (1904), Der adventurliche Simplicissimus (1905), Frederick Marryat's collection of novels (1909) and Wilhelm von Polenz 's village stories .
In 1919 he designed decorative letters in the form of initials for the Leipzig type foundry JG Schelter & Giesecke. He also designed postcards and book covers .
Honegger designed picture vignettes for Karl May's Erzgebirge Village Stories , which were published in 1903 by Adalbert Fischer's Verlag , Leipzig. The cover sketch was designed by Adalbert Fischer and made by Honegger.
literature
- Max Honegger. In: Hilmar Schmuck (Hrsg.), Willi Gorzny (Hrsg.), Peter Geils (Hrsg.) Complete directory of German-language literature (GV) 1700-1910 - Volume Hos-Hun. , Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG, 1982, p. 227
Web links
- Literature by and about Max Honegger in the catalog of the German National Library
- Further literature by and about Max Honegger. In: StaBiKat. Berlin State Library , accessed on June 20, 2018 .
- Max Honegger. In: Karl May Wiki. Retrieved June 20, 2018 .
- DNB 1073057569 , Adalbert Fischer's Verlag , Leipzig
Individual evidence
- ↑ Maximilian Honegger. Klingspor Museum , accessed June 20, 2018 .
- ↑ JG Schelter & Giesecke (Hrsg.): Hundertjahr - Edging: Hrsg. To commemorate the centenary of the house of JG Schelter & Giesecke Leipzig . Leipzig 1919 (groups 1117-1119a).
- ↑ Max Honegger. In: Dieter Sudhoff , Hans-Dieter Steinmetz : Karl-May-Chronik: 1902-1905. , Karl-May-Verlag, Bamberg / Radebeul, 2005, p. 215
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Honegger, Max |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Honegger, M .; MH (monogram) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German painter, illustrator and book designer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 19, 1860 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hilzingen |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 21, 1955 |
| Place of death | Karlsruhe |