Mi.554-555 (05.11.1934)
Friedrich Schiller
Cover sent from the Hans Thoma Sammlung u.Archiv in Frankfurt to an address in Gloggnitz, Austria. Featuring postage stamp Mi.554, issued to commemorate the 175th birthday of Friedrich von Schiller. Ref: 07.02.1935
Hans Thoma (1839-1924) German painter. Thoma was born on 2nd October 1839 in Bernau, Grand Duchy of Baden, in the Black Forest, Germany. He was the son of a miller and was trained in the basics of painting by a painter of clock faces. He entered the Karlsruhe Academy in 1859, where he studied under Johann Wilhelm Schirmer and Ludwig des Coudres – the latter of which had a major influence on his career. Thoma also studied under Hans Gude, but rebelled against Gude's realism. He subsequently studied and worked, with but indifferent success, in Düsseldorf, Paris, Italy, Munich and Frankfurt, until his reputation became firmly established as the result of an exhibition of some thirty of his paintings in Munich. He died in Karlsruhe in 1924 at the age of 85. (Source: Wikipedia)
Mi.554 - 555
175th Birthday of Friedrich von Schiller
Notes: Designer: Karl Bauer (after an oil painting by Ludovika of Simonowitz and a copper engraving by Schwerdtgeburth). Letterpress printing. Sheets 10 x 10. Swastika watermark. Perf. 14:14¼. Quantity issued: unknown. Valid until 31.12.1935
Karl Bauer
Karl Bauer (1868 - 1942) was a German artist, print-maker and poet. Bauer's traditional skills in draftsmanship made him a popular illustrator and portrait artist in the early 20th century. In his later life he made a number of portraits of Nazi leaders. His poetry was admired and promoted by Stefan George.
In addition to poetry, Bauer was a prolific writer on history, literature and religion.
As a painter, he specialized in portraits, drawing in a detailed linear style influenced by Renaissance German masters such as Dürer. He created portraits in the Northern Renaissance style depicting Martin Luther for churches in Görlitz, Oppenweiler and Helsinki. He also made numerous portraits of other German historical figures, including Goethe, Schiller and Beethoven.
In World War I he published a book of portrait illustrations entitled Führer und Helden (Leaders and Heroes), depicting military celebrities. During the Nazi period, he made several portraits of Adolf Hitler. He also depicted Joseph Goebbels, Hermann Göring, and other leaders. A collection of his drawings illustrated deceased Nazi heroes such as Dietrich Eckart, Albert Leo Schlageter and Horst Wessel.
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