Johannes Gehrts
Illustration — Odin flanked by his ravens Huginn and Muninn, and the wolves Geri and Freki (1901) Johannes Gehrts (26 February 1855 – 1921), brother of Carl Gehrts (1853–1898), was a leading German illustrator whose work appeared in popular magazines such as Die Gartenlaube, in the design of children's books and in works of his friend Felix Dahn. He depicted scenes from Germanic and Norse mythology, legends and sagas, pirate stories, travel adventures and fairy-tales. He also illustrated reports on the scientific expeditions of the German physician and anthropologist Karl von den Steinen.
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Johannes Gehrts
Johannes Gehrts · Illustrierte Geschichte des Weltkrieges 1914-1918. Stuttgart: Union Deutsche Verlagsgesellschaft, 1917. Fünfter Band, s. [Ia]. Onlineː https: digi.landesbibliothek.at/viewer/fullscreen/AC07455481_Fue · Public domain
- Born
- 1855 · St. Pauli.
- Died
- 1921 · Düsseldorf.
- Nationality
- German Confederation · German Reich
- Occupation
- costume designer · painter · illustrator · draftsperson · exlibrist
- Fields
- painting · illustration · costume design · young adult literature
- Education
- Weimar Saxon-Grand Ducal Art School
- Languages
- German
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Illustration — Odin flanked by his ravens Huginn and Muninn, and the wolves Geri and Freki (1901) Johannes Gehrts (26 February 1855 – 1921), brother of Carl Gehrts (1853–1898), was a leading German illustrator whose work appeared in popular magazines such as Die Gartenlaube, in the design of children's books and in works of his friend Felix Dahn. He depicted scenes from Germanic and Norse mythology, legends and sagas, pirate stories, travel adventures and fairy-tales. He also illustrated reports on the scientific expeditions of the German physician and anthropologist Karl von den Steinen.
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During World War I, Gehrts produced a number of works, in dull blacks and grays, showing scenes from the front, a few of which became postcards. Gehrts attended the art academy of Weimar from 1873 to 1876, and lived in Düsseldorf from 1884 onwards.
Johannes Gehrts studied at Weimar Saxon-Grand Ducal Art School. The recorded working language is German. The field of work recorded is painting, illustration and costume design. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are genre and history. Places of work recorded in the authority are Düsseldorf. Work by Johannes Gehrts is recorded in the collections of Print Collection and Huis van het boek.
• Illustration — Thor, the thunder god • Illustration — Dietrich catches the dwarf Alfrich (1883) • Illustration — Freya • Illustration — Arminius says goodbye to Thusnelda (1884) • Illustration — Ostara (1884) • Illustration — Walther and Hildegund on the run (1883) • Illustration — Title page for Felix Dahn's works • Illustration — Oserich und Oda • Illustration — Ritter Ivanhoe
Attack of the Prussian guard on the English positions at Contalmaison, Somme 1916
Johannes Gehrts · Illustrierte Geschichte des Weltkrieges 1914-1918. Stuttgart: Union Deutsche Verlagsgesellschaft, 1917. Fünfter Band, s. [Ia]. Onlineː https: digi.landesbibliothek.at/viewer/fullscreen/AC07455481_Fue
East Frisian assault detachments capture the French positions on hill 326 southwest of Beaumont, October 1917
Johannes Gehrts · Illustrierte Geschichte des Weltkrieges 1914-1918. Stuttgart: Union Deutsche Verlagsgesellschaft, 1917. Siebter Band. Onlineː https: digi.landesbibliothek.at/viewer/fullscreen/AC07455481_Siebenter_Ba
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- 1.Hamburger Adreß-Buch. Hermann’s Erben, Hamburg 1855, S. 100.
- 2.Friedrich Schaarschmidt: Zur Geschichte der Düsseldorfer Kunst insbesondere im XIX. Jahrhundert. Hrsg. von Kunstverein für die Rheinlande und Westfalen. Düsseldorf 1902, S. 321.
- 3.Anmeldungsbogen bei Kotte-Autographs, 3. Januar 2017.
- 4.In den Jahren 1880, 1881, 1885 und 1886 sind seine Zeichnungen dort gedruckt worden.
- 5.Franz Goldstein, Ruth Kähler, Hermann Kähler: Monogrammlexikon 1. Internationales Verzeichnis der Monogramme bildender Künstler seit 1850. W. de Gruyter, Berlin 1999, S. 948.
- 6.Wolfgang Mecklenburg et al.: Ex libris: Buchkunst und angewandte Graphik, Bände 9/10, 1899, S. 91
- 7.Gehrts, Johannes. Artikel im Portal stiftung-volmer.de, abgerufen am 3. November 2014
- 8.Verzeichnis der Alten Herren der Deutschen Burschenschaft. Überlingen am Bodensee 1920, S. 24.
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