Fritz Gareis Junior
Fritz Gareis (1872 – 1925) was an Austro-Hungarian artist and cartoonist for the left-wing Vienna satirical magazine Götz von Berlichingen. He drew a comic titled 'Bilderbogen des kleinen Lebens.' His father of the same name (1845–1903) was also an artist.
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Fritz Gareis Junior
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- Birth Name
- Fritz Gareis
- Born
- 21 October 1872
- Birthplace
- Vienna, Austria-Hungarian Empire
- Died
- 5 October 1925
- Place of death
- Vienna, Austria
- Nationality
- Austrian
- Occupation
- painter · illustrator · graphic artist
- Fields
- painting · illustration · graphics · applied arts
- Languages
- German
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Fritz Gareis (1872 – 1925) was an Austro-Hungarian artist and cartoonist for the left-wing Vienna satirical magazine Götz von Berlichingen. He drew a comic titled 'Bilderbogen des kleinen Lebens.' His father of the same name (1845–1903) was also an artist.
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Fritz Gareis Junior (1872–1925) was an Austro-Hungarian graphic artist, illustrator and painter. The graphic artist was born and died in Vienna. Fritz Gareis Junior was active in applied arts, graphics and illustration. Languages used include German.
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• Birth Name — Fritz Gareis • Born — 21 October 1872 • Birthplace — Vienna, Austria-Hungarian Empire • Died — 5 October 1925 • Place of death — Vienna, Austria • Nationality — Austrian • Cartoonist — y • Edit — y • Notable Works — Bilderbogen des kleinen Lebens
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During the First World War, Fritz Gareis contributed to the Imperial Austro-Hungarian war effort by creating donation stamps, propaganda postcards and posters.
Bilderbogen des kleinen Lebens
Bilderbogen des kleinen Lebens
Gareis wrote Bilderbogen des kleinen Lebens or “Scenes from ordinary life” about the fictional Riebeisel family. Paul M. Malone an associate professor at the University of Waterloo claims that it was the first comic strip with speech balloons in Germany and might be the first regularly appearing comic with speech balloons in continental Europe. Gareis started the comic on 2 November 1923 and it became so popular that after his death on 5 October 1925, and two-month hiatus, the strip continued with Karl Theodor Zelger drawing it until 1934.
"Two Beauties", Grisaille, ca 1900
Fritz Gareis Junior · Two Beauties, Grisaille
Josef Trapp artificial mill-stones, Plzeň (F. Gareis Jr, c. 1898)
Fritz Gareis Junior · Die Gross-Industrie Oesterreichs. Festgabe zum glorreichen fünfzigjährigen Regierungs-Jubiläum Seiner Majestät des Kaisers Franz Josef I.. Band 2. Leopold Weiss, Wien 1898. Onlineː https: digital.onb
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1872
Fritz Gareis Junior was born on 21 October 1872.
1925
Fritz Gareis Junior died on 5 October 1925.
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Bibliography printed in the source article · 4
- Denscher, Bernhard. Fritz Gareis junior. Austrian Posters. April 28, 2015.
- Lambiek. Fritz Gareis Jr. 2018-08-01.
- Malone, Paul M. The European Continent's First Comic Strip?. Germans Make Comics Too. June 28, 2017.
- Spielvogel, Jackson J. Western Civilization: A Brief History, Volume II: Since 1500. PUBLISHER. 2013. 9781285500317.
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Fritz Gareis Junior is recorded with the occupation graphic artist. Recorded as painter, illustrator and graphic artist.
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