Richard Adler (painter)

Richard Adler (born June 5, 1907 in Berlin , † April 17, 1977 in Düsseldorf ) was a German painter , illustrator and graphic artist .

Life

From 1921 to 1925 Adler completed an apprenticeship as a wood sculptor , from 1926 to 1929 he studied at the teaching institute of the Berlin Museum of Decorative Arts. From 1931 to 1936 he was a master student of Hans Meid .

He was best known for his etchings of cityscapes from Berlin, Mainz and Hamburg . For these “chronicles of the city's history” of very picturesque charm, he often used the technique of colored aquatint .

Works

• Title and illustrations for Leo N. Tolstoy “How much earth do humans need”, German translation, published by Volk und Wirtschaft Verlags GmbH, Berlin 1949
• Colored aquatint etchings:
  • "Schneegrubenbaude" approx. 15 × 18 cm privately owned
  • "Kolonnaden am Kleistpark", 15 × 21 cm (approx. 1960)
  • “Berlin, Schloss”, 18.5 × 26 cm
  • "Kleist Colonnades", 58 × 38 cm
  • “Trinity Church in Hamburg”, 37 × 30 cm
  • "Hamburg St. Michaeliskirche", 18.5 × 14.5 cm
  • “Bergedorfer Schulhof v. South “, 19 × 27 cm
  • “The old customs canal in Hamburg”, 21.5 × 16.5 cm
• Etchings
  • “Wooden tower in Mainz”, 14.5 × 19.5 cm
  • “Mainz, Christ Church”, 15 × 18.5 cm
  • "Mainz, Cathedral", 14.5 × 18.5 "
  • “Danzig, Long Bridge”, 49.5 × 39.5 cm
  • “Hamburg Rathaus”, 49.5 × 39.5 cm in private ownership
  • "Breslau Dominsel", 49.5 × 39.5 cm in private ownership
  • “Bitburg, water towers on the Roman walls”, 14.5 × 19.5 cm
  • "Schloss Charlottenburg Berlin" 10 × 15 cm in private ownership
  • “Wolfenbüttel, Little Venice” 18.5 × 14.8 cm in private ownership
  • "Berlin, Unter den Linden" 18.5 × 14.5 cm in private ownership
  • "Königsberg, Königsberger Hafen" 23 × 29 cm in private ownership
  • "Rellingen, Rellinger Church" 17 × 23 cm in private ownership

literature

• Exhibition catalog Galerie Glöckner, Cologne 1978