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German graphic designers

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

Alfred MahlauDesigner · Modern designAlfred Mahlau (21 June 1894 in Berlin – 22 January 1967), German painter, illustrator and teacher.
Anton StankowskiPhotographer · PhotographyAnton Stankowski (June 18, 1906 – December 11, 1998) was a German graphic designer, photographer and painter.
Asmus Jacob CarstensArtist · PaintingsAsmus Jacob Carstens (or "Jakob", May 10, 1754 – May 25, 1798) was a Danish-German painter, one of the most committed artists of German Neoclassicism.
Bernhard HoetgerArtist · SculptureBernhard Hoetger (4 May 1874 – 18 July 1949) was a German sculptor, painter and handicrafts artist of the Expressionist movement.
Dieter SüverkrüpPerson · Music memorabiliaDieter Süverkrüp (30 May 1934 – 16 March 2025) was a German singer-songwriter, cabaret artist, and graphic designer.
Elisabeth HasePhotographer · PhotographyIllustration — Elisabeth Hase
Emil DoeplerIllustrator · IllustrationEmil Doepler (29 October 1855, in Munich – 21 December 1922, in Berlin) was a German illustrator, graphic artist, and heraldist.
Frank AuerbachArtist · PaintingsFrank Helmut Auerbach (29 April 1931 – 11 November 2024) was a German-born British painter. He is considered one of the leading names in
Hans Baldung GrienEngraver · PrintsHans Baldung (1484 or 1485 – September 1545), called Hans Baldung Grien, (being an early nickname, because of his predilection for the colour green), was a painter, printer, engraver,…
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.
JamiriIllustrator · IllustrationIllustration — Jamiri.
Jan TschicholdDesigner · Modern designJan Tschichold (born Johannes Tzschichhold; (2 April 1902 – 11 August 1974), also known as Iwan Tschichold or Ivan Tschichold, was a German calligrapher, typographer and book designer.
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,…
Judith SchalanskyDesigner · Modern designJudith Schalansky (born 20 September 1980) is a German writer, book designer and publisher.
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.
Klaus WittkugelPhotographer · PhotographyKlaus Wittkugel (17 October 1910 – 19 September 1985) was one of the most important commercial and poster artists in the German Democratic Republic (1949–1989).
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.
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.
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.
Olaf NicolaiEngraver · PrintsIllustration — Olaf Nicolai, 2014
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.
Renee NeleArtist · SilverIllustration — Die Rampe
Rengha RodewillArtist · PaintingsRengha Rodewill (born 11 October 1948 in Hagen, Westphalia) is a German photographer, author, painter, graphic designer and dancer.
Robert NippoldtIllustrator · IllustrationRobert Nippoldt (born 1977 in Kranenburg, Germany) is a German illustrator, graphic designer and book artist.
Thomas Theodor HeineArtist · SculptureThomas Theodor Heine (28 February 1867 – 26 January 1948) was a German painter, illustrator and cartoonist.

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