Willy Oskar Dressler

Willy Oskar Dressler (born April 25, 1876 in Berlin ; † November 7, 1954 in Endeholz, part of Scharnhorst ) was a German painter and interior designer who dealt with the visual and applied arts.

Among other things, he was from 1906 to 1913 Dressler's Art Yearbook and its continuation from 1920 to 1934 Dressler's Art Guide , which is known technically as just "the Dressler" out and in particular is an important reference book on the art market with the extensive recent issues.

Dressler was a member of the Reich Association of Fine Artists of Germany , the General German Art Cooperative , the Berlin Art Association and chairman of the main and working committee of the Reich Art Weeks .

Works

buildings

• Country estate Dressler ( Arendsee )

Fonts

• The furniture in the modern room . Max Spielmeyer, Berlin 1901

• History of porcelain . 1904.
• Culture of festivals , Strecker & Schröder, Stuttgart 1906.
• Dressler's Art Yearbook. A reference book for German fine and applied arts . Dressler, Rostock 1, 1906-5, 1910; 6, 1911/12-7, 1913.
  • Art yearbook, handbook of German art care (including German Austria and German Switzerland) and ranking list of German visual artists, art scholars and art writers . Anniversary edition for the reign of Sr. Majesty Kaiser Wilhelm II., Verlag von Dressler's Art Yearbook, Rostock 1913.
• Applied arts or applied arts in relation to artistic culture , Stillersche Hof- und Universitätsbuchhandlung, H. Taubmann, Rostock i. M. 1910.
• Artist ABC. Edited by Willy O [skar] Dressler. Based on authentic material. 1911.
• Modern silver devices based on designs by Willy O. Dressler, made by H. Meyen & Co. Berlin in 1914.
• Memorandum concerning the reorganization of the administration of art affairs in the Empire and in the states . Schottlaender, Breslau 1916.
• The reorganization of the administration of arts affairs in the Empire and in the states . In: Zentralblatt für die Deutsche Kunst 3, 1917, April issue pp. 6-7.
• The cornerstone in the economy was forgotten by the workers! Reminder call . 1920.
• The cornerstone in the economy was forgotten by the workers! A reminder and wake-up call (Opus II) . Kurt Vieweg's publishing house, Leipzig [1921].
• Dressler's art manual . First volume. Image, art and sound art. The book of public art maintenance in Germany, Austria, Denmark, Finland, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and Spain. Wasmuth, Berlin, later bookstore of the orphanage, Halle (Saale) 8, 1923-10, 1934.
• Dressler's art manual. Second volume. The book of the living German artists, archeologists, art scholars and art writers. Visual arts. Wasmuth, Berlin, later Curtius, Berlin 8, 1921-9, 1930.
• Dressler's art manual. Third volume. Tonkunst. The book of the living German artists, music scholars and music writers. Wasmuth, Berlin Wasmuth, Berlin 8, 1921.