Adolf Münzer (1870 - 1953)

Adolf Münzer

Adolf Münzer, full name: Adolf Franz Theodor Münzer, was a German painter and graphic artist.

From 1899, Münzer exhibited his works in the Munich Glaspalast as a member of the artist group Scholle. In this context he also became a contributor to the Munich weekly Jugend and the Simplicissimus.

In 1909 Münzer became head of a painting class at the Düsseldorf Art Academy, where he held a teaching post until 1932. A short time later he designed the wall and ceiling paintings in the plenary session hall of the Düsseldorf district government. In 1915 he worked as a war painter at the front and still volunteered for the First World War in 1917.

A narrative style was expressed in his prints. Among others, his fairy tale illustrations for the publishing house Scholz in Mainz became well-known. Adolf Münzer was a member of the Deutscher Künstlerbund.