Walter Zeeden
Walter Zeeden (born November 22, 1891 in Berlin , † November 4, 1961 in Garmisch ) was a German marine painter and illustrator of nautical literature.
Life
Nothing is known about childhood and adolescence. During the First World War he had brief contact with the well-known marine painter Willy Stöwer . In the 1920s, Zeeden completed a degree as a railway engineer. Zeeden was married to Frida Zeeden, b. Man. The marriage remained childless. It is so far unclear whether an estate exists.
The work
Zeeden illustrated a large number of maritime literature from around 1930. His graphics for the propaganda work by Fritz Otto Busch / Gerhard Ramlow: Deutsche Seekriegsgeschichte became particularly well known . Rides and deeds in two millennia .
After the Second World War , Zeeden illustrated, as far as is known, all cover pictures and interior views of the two magazine series published by Arthur-Moewig-Verlag Munich: SOS - Fate of German Ships and Anchor Booklets. Seafaring all over the world , most of which were written by Otto Mielke . All of Zeeden's works, as far as known so far, have been signed with WZeeden .
The German Maritime Museum in Bremerhaven dedicated an exhibition to Walter Zeeden.
Walter Zeeden is not only known as a marine painter, he illustrated numerous railway books, best known is the book "Beloved Steam Locomotive" by Ernst Maedel, which is still widely traded. In 1999 MIBA published a series of articles entitled “Zeeden's Trains”.
In the early 1950s, Walter Zeeden also designed the pictures for the starter sets and catalogs for the Trix Express model railroad.
literature
- Rüdiger von Ancken, Lars U. Scholl : The marine painter Walter Zeeden (1891–1961). Oceanum Verlag , Wiefelstede 2016, ISBN 978-3-86927-409-6 .
- Rüdiger von Ancken: Walter Zeeden's U-Boats. Maritime magician. In the 1950s, the marine painter Walter Zeeden created numerous impressive submarine paintings, which were used, among other things, as cover pictures of series of booklets in: SCHIFF Classic. Magazine for shipping and marine history , 6/2020, pp. 40–46.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Zeeden, Walter |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German marine painter and illustrator of nautical literature |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 22, 1891 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th November 1961 |
| Place of death | Garmisch-Partenkirchen |