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19th-century graphic designers

67 published records, arranged alphabetically. Each entry is published only where a named source supports it.

Alexander RodchenkoDesigner · FashionAleksander Mikhailovich Rodchenko (Russian: Александр Михайлович Родченко; 5 December [O.S.
Alexandr Vladimír HrskaIllustrator · IllustrationAlexandr Vladimír Hrska (May 9, 1890 – October 23, 1954) was a Czech painter, graphic designer, and scenographer.
Alfred LatourEngraver · PrintsIllustration — Alfred Latour Portrait
Alfred MahlauDesigner · Modern designAlfred Mahlau (21 June 1894 in Berlin – 22 January 1967), German painter, illustrator and teacher.
Anton PieckDesigner · Modern designAnton Franciscus Pieck (19 April 1895 – 24 November 1987) was a Dutch painter, artist and graphic artist.
Bernhard HoetgerArtist · SculptureBernhard Hoetger (4 May 1874 – 18 July 1949) was a German sculptor, painter and handicrafts artist of the Expressionist movement.
Bernhard PankokArtist · SculptureBernhard Wilhelm Maria Pankok (16 May 1872 in Münster – 5 April 1943 in Baierbrunn) was a German painter, graphic artist, architect, and designer.
Bert ThomasArtist · Comics and comic artHerbert Samuel Thomas (13 October 1883 – 6 September 1966) was a British political cartoonist contributing to Punch magazine and the creator of well-known British propaganda posters during…
Cuno AmietEngraver · PrintsCuno Amiet (28 March 1868 – 6 July 1961) was a Swiss painter, illustrator, graphic artist and sculptor.
Ditha MoserDesigner · Modern designEdith "Ditha" Moser (née Mautner von Markhof; 1883–1969) was an Austrian artist and an influential member of the artistic group Vienna Secession.
Edward JohnstonAuthor · BooksEdward Johnston, CBE (11 February 1872 – 26 November 1944) was a Uruguayan-born British craftsman who is regarded, with Rudolf Koch, as the father of modern calligraphy, in the particular…
Egon TschirchIllustrator · IllustrationEgon Tschirch (Rostock, 22 June 1889 –5 February 1948) was a German painter and illustrator.
Einar NermanIllustrator · IllustrationEinar Nerman (6 October 1888 – 30 March 1983) was a Swedish visual artist known for his portraits, book and magazine illustrations and theatrical designs.
El LissitzkyArtist · SculptureEl Lissitzky (born Lazar Markovich Lissitzky; 23 November 1890 – 30 December 1941) was a Russian and Soviet artist, active as a painter, illustrator, designer, printmaker, photographer, and…
Eliseu ViscontiArtist · PaintingsEliseu Visconti, born Eliseo D'Angelo (30 July 1866 – 15 October 1944), was an Italian-born Brazilian painter, cartoonist, and teacher.
Emery KelenIllustrator · IllustrationEmery (also spelt as Imre or Emerich) Kelen (1896–1978) was a Hungarian caricaturist.
Emil DoeplerIllustrator · IllustrationEmil Doepler (29 October 1855, in Munich – 21 December 1922, in Berlin) was a German illustrator, graphic artist, and heraldist.
Emil Rudolf WeissDesigner · Modern designIllustration — Emil Rudolf Weiß (1920s)
Eric GillArtist · SculptureArthur Eric Rowton Gill (22 February 1882 – 17 November 1940) was an English sculptor, letter cutter, typeface designer, and printmaker.
Ernst Rudolf VogenauerIllustrator · IllustrationErnst Rudolf Vogenauer (25 April 1897 – 29 December 1972) was a German graphic artist. After World War I, he worked as a poster designer and a book illustrator in East Berlin.
Ernst StöhrArtist · PaintingsIllustration — Ernst Stöhr (1890s)
Ethel ReedIllustrator · IllustrationEthel Reed (March 13, 1874 – March 1, 1912) was an American graphic artist. In the 1890s, her works received critical acclaim in America and Europe.
Farkas MolnárDesigner · DesignFarkas "Wolfgang" Ferenc Molnár (1897–1945) was a Hungarian architect, painter, essayist, and graphic artist.
Fortunato DeperoArtist · CeramicsFortunato Depero (30 March 1892 – 29 November 1960) was an Italian futurist painter, writer, sculptor, and graphic designer.
František BílekIllustrator · IllustrationFrantišek Bílek (6 November 1872, Chýnov – 13 October 1941, Chýnov) was a Czech sculptor and architect, in the Art Nouveau and Symbolist styles.
František KupkaIllustrator · IllustrationFrantišek Kupka (also known as Frank Kupka or François Kupka; 23 September 1871 – 24 June 1957) was a Czech painter and illustrator who moved from realism to abstract art, pioneering…
George AuriolDesigner · Modern designGeorge Auriol, born Jean-Georges Huyot (26 April 1863) – February 1938, Paris), was a French poet, songwriter, graphic designer, type designer, and Art Nouveau artist.
George L. CarlsonArtist · Comics and comic artGeorge Leonard Carlson (1887 - September 26, 1962) was an illustrator and artist with numerous completed works, perhaps the most famous being the dust jacket for Gone with the Wind.
Gerrit RietveldDesigner · DesignGerrit Rietveld was a Dutch designer, photographer, architect and exlibrist (1888–1964). He was born in Utrecht.
Gustavs KlucisPhotographer · PhotographyGustav Gustavovich Klutsis (Gustavs Klucis; 4 January 1895 – 26 February 1938) was a pioneering Latvian photographer and major member of the Constructivist avant-garde in the early 20th…
Hans PurrmannArtist · SculptureHans Marsilius Purrmann (10 April 1880 – 17 April 1966) was a German artist. He was born in Speyer where he also grew up.
Hendrik Nicolaas WerkmanDesigner · Modern designHendrik Nicolaas Werkman (commonly called H. N. Werkman; 29 April 1882 – 10 April 1945) was an experimental Dutch artist, typographer, and printer.
Henri de Toulouse-LautrecDesigner · Modern designComte Henri Marie Raymond de Toulouse-Lautrec-Montfa (24 November 1864 – 9 September 1901), known as Toulouse-Lautrec, was a French painter, printmaker, draughtsman, caricaturist, and…
Hermann StennerArtist · PaintingsIllustration — Self-portrait in Red Jacket (1911)
Hinko SmrekarIllustrator · IllustrationHinko Smrekar (13 July 1883 – 1 October 1942) was a Slovenian painter, draughtsman, caricaturist, graphic artist, and illustrator.
Jan SluijtersDesigner · Modern designJohannes Carolus Bernardus (Jan) Sluijters, or Sluyters (17 December 1881 in 's-Hertogenbosch – 8 May 1957 in Amsterdam) was a Dutch painter and co-founder of the Moderne Kunstkring.
Joost SchmidtPhotographer · PhotographyJoost Schmidt (Wunstorf, 5 January 1893 - Nürnberg, 2 December 1948) was a German typographer, a teacher and master at the Bauhaus, and later a professor at the College of Visual Arts,…
José de Almada NegreirosArtist · PaintingsJosé Sobral de Almada Negreiros, usually known as Almada Negreiros (7 April 1893 – 15 June 1970), was a Portuguese artist.
Joža UprkaArtist · PaintingsIllustration — Joža Uprka (before 1920)
Jozef PeetersEngraver · PrintsJozef Peeters (1895–1960) was a Belgian painter, engraver and graphic artist.
Julius MařákArtist · PaintingsJulius Eduard Mařák (29 March 1832 – 8 October 1899) was a Czech landscape painter and graphic designer.
Karl ArnoldIllustrator · IllustrationKarl Maximilian Arnold (1 April 1883 – 29 November 1953) was a German painter, caricaturist and comics maker. He was born in Neustadt near Coburg to Max Oscar Arnold and Emilie Dorn.
Kurt SchwittersArtist · SculptureKurt Hermann Eduard Karl Julius Schwitters (20 June 1887 – 8 January 1948) was a German artist. He was born in Hanover, Germany, but lived in exile from 1937.
László Moholy-NagyArtist · Sculpture
Ludwig HohlweinIllustrator · IllustrationLudwig Hohlwein (26 July 1874 in Wiesbaden – 15 September 1949 in Berchtesgaden) was a German poster artist, a pioneer of the Sachplakat style.
MacDonald GillAuthor · Maps and atlasesIllustration — Gill with his wife Muriel, c.
Marcello DudovichArtist · PaintingsMarcello Dudovich (21 March 1878 – 31 March 1962) was an Italian painter, illustrator, and poster designer.
Mathilde Freiin von Freytag-LoringhovenArtist · Paintings
Maximilian LiebenweinIllustrator · IllustrationMaximilian Albert Josef Liebenwein (11 April 1869 – 17 July 1926) was an Austrian-German painter, graphic artist and book illustrator, in the Impressionist and Art Nouveau styles.
Miltiades MannoArtist · Sculpture
Nicolaas van der WaayEngraver · PrintsNicolaas van der Waay (1855–1936) was a Dutch decorative artist, watercolorist and lithographer. He worked in many genres, including stamp, coin and banknote designs.
Ödön MoiretArtist · SculptureEdmund Moiret (2 March 1883 – 12 December 1966) was an Austrian sculptor. His work was part of the sculpture event in the art competition at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
Pamela Colman SmithIllustrator · IllustrationPamela Colman Smith (16 February 1878 – 16 September 1951), nicknamed "Pixie", was a British artist, illustrator, writer, publisher, and occultist.
Paul RennerEngraver · PrintsPaul Friedrich August Renner (9 August 1878 – 25 April 1956) was a German typeface designer, author, and founder of the Master School for Germany's Printers in Munich.
Paul SinkwitzArtist · PaintingsPaul Sinkwitz (29 March 1899 – 15 July 1981) was a German painter and type designer. His work was part of the painting event in the art competition at the 1936 Summer Olympics.
Peter BehrensIllustrator · Illustration
Peter KrasnowArtist · SculpturePeter Krasnow (20 August 1886 – 30 October 1979), born Feivish Reisberg, was a modernist and colorist artist known for his abstract wood sculptures and architectonic hard-edge paintings and…
Rihards ZariņšArtist · PaintingsRihards Zariņš (also Richards Zarriņš or Richard Sarrinsch in German; 27 June 1869 – 21 April 1939) was a Latvian graphic artist.
Theo van DoesburgArtist · SculptureTheo van Doesburg (born Christian Emil Marie Küpper; 30 August 1883 – 7 March 1931) was a Dutch painter, writer, poet, and architect. He is best known as the founder and leader of De Stijl.
Thomas Theodor HeineArtist · SculptureThomas Theodor Heine (28 February 1867 – 26 January 1948) was a German painter, illustrator and cartoonist.
Vasyl KrychevskyDesigner · DesignVasyl Hryhorovych Krychevsky (January 12, 1873 – November 15, 1952) was a Ukrainian painter, architect, art scholar, graphic artist, film art consultant, pedagogue and master of applied art…
Vladimir ShchukoDesigner · DesignVladimir Alekseyevich Shchuko (Влади́мир Алексе́евич Щуко́; October 17, 1878 – January 19, 1939) was a Russian architect, member of the Saint Petersburg school of Russian neoclassical…
Vojtěch HynaisIllustrator · IllustrationVojtěch Adalbert Hynais (also Albert; 14 January 1854 – 22 August 1925) was a Czech painter, designer and graphics artist.
W.O.J. NieuwenkampEngraver · PrintsIllustration — Nieuwenkamp by Nico Jungmann (1909)
Willem Coenraad BrouwerArtist · CeramicsIllustration — Van Karnebeekbron monument, The Hague.
Willem SandbergDesigner · Modern designJonkheer Willem Jacob Henri Berend Sandberg (24 October 1897 – 8 April 1984) was a Dutch typographer, museum curator, and member of the Dutch resistance during World War II.
Zdenka BraunerováIllustrator · IllustrationZdislava Rosalina Augusta Braunerová, called Zdenka (9 April 1858 – 23 May 1934) was a Czech landscape painter, illustrator and graphic artist, whose work was influenced by her connection…

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