Robert Högfeldt
Gustav Robert Högfeldt (born February 13, 1894 in Eindhoven , Netherlands, † June 5, 1986 in Djursholm ) was a Swedish painter , illustrator and caricaturist .
Högfeldt studied painting 1911–1913 at the Kunstgewerbeschule Düsseldorf , 1913–1917 at the Stockholm Academy and in Paris . He toured France and Italy and lived in Stockholm. Högfeldt was particularly known for his humorous pictures and book illustrations.
Works (selection)
- “Das Harmonische Familienleben” , (1938, Paul Neff Verlag), 40 drawings with verses by Hayno Focken (1867–1940), German bookseller and poet
- "Animals and beasts" , 34 drawings and four colored panels, plus words by Gerhard Schmidt
- “The new Högfeldt book” , with a self-examination of the artist and verses by Gerhard Schmidt
- “Gulliver's Travels” , illustrated by Robert Högfeldt.
- “The Högfeldt Book” , introduction by H. Cornell.
- “So the world is about proverbs” , 39 colored drawings
- Maria Olofsson : “Stories about nice and naughty children” , illustrated by Robert Högfeldt
Web links
- Literature by and about Robert Högfeldt in the catalog of the German National Library
- A selection of cartoons
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ulrich von Kritter: Literary Imagery of the 20th Century. Volume 1: Countries of the Baltic Sea Region . Verlag Ulrich von Kritter, 1993, p. 159 ( Google Books )
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Högfeldt, Robert |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Högfeldt, Gustav Robert (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish painter, illustrator and caricaturist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 13, 1894 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Eindhoven |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 5, 1986 |
| Place of death | Djursholm |