Winfried Opgenoorth
Winfried Opgenoorth (born June 20, 1939 in Düsseldorf ) is a German-Austrian illustrator .
Life
Opgenoorth completed an apprenticeship as a gravure retoucher . He studied graphics at the Werkkunstschule in Düsseldorf from 1958 to 1961 and worked in this profession for a considerable time. In 1972 he started his own business in Vienna , mainly illustrating school books. In 1979 he painted his first children's book, Hocus-Pocus in the Night , the text of which was put into verse by Mira Lobe . An intensive collaboration with Mira Lobe followed, but he also illustrated for Wawa Weisenberg, Wilhelm Pellert , Lene Mayer-Skumanz , Wolf Harranth , Tilde Michels , Burckhard Garbe, Friedl Hofbauer , Helmut Korherr , Gerda Anger-Schmidt , Wolfgang Wagerer, Ernst A. Ekker , Gerhard Hofer , Gabi Berger, Jutta Modler, Frauke Nahrgang , Heinz R. Unger , Georg Bydlinski , Christine Rettl, Ilse Reif-Schere, Andreas Findig , Folke Tegetthoff , Silvia Vigl, Marko Simsa , Anna Melach, Sigrid Laube .
He made numerous illustrations for the children's magazine Weite Welt der Steyler Missionare.
Opgenoorth is married to the children's book author Christine Rettl.
Works (selection)
- Hocus-pocus in the night , 1979, Mira Lobe , Ellermann Verlag
- Valerie and the bedtime swing , 1981, Mira Lobe , Jungbrunnen publishing house
- The Mutwurzel , 1985, Mira Lobe and Lene Mayer-Skumanz
- There is a beautiful meadow , 1985, Wolf Harranth , Jungbrunnen publishing house
- Mr. Markus , 1987, Lene Mayer-Skumanz
- Das kleine Hokuspokus , 1988, Mira Lobe , Jungbrunnen publishing house
- Das quiek-fidele bristle animal , 1989, Mira Lobe , Ellermann Verlag
- Tina and the Orchestra , 1999, Marko Simsa
Awards
Individual evidence
- ↑ Minister of Culture Claudia Schmied announces the winners of the Austrian Art Prize 2012 on December 27, 2012, accessed on December 28, 2012
Web links
- Literature by and about Winfried Opgenoorth in the catalog of the German National Library
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SURNAME | Opgenoorth, Winfried |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German-Austrian illustrator |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 20, 1939 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Dusseldorf |