Anton Hoffmann (1863 - 1938)
Anton Hoffmann
Anton Hoffmann was a German military painter and illustrator. After completing his military career, Hoffmann studied at the Munich Academy of Art.
He then worked as an illustrator for several magazines, designed for the porcelain manufacturer Rosenthal Selb, exhibited regularly at Munich's Glasplast and won numerous awards. Hoffmann masterfully and very realistically depicted scenes of historical battles and recreation of soldiers, recreated military equipment with precision.
Anton Hoffmann also illustrated training manuals, the series "Uniformgeschichte des Bayerischen Heeres", drew postcards during World War I and participated in the design of books by Karl Mays (1842-1912) "Regensburger Marien-Kalender 1899" and "Umm ed Dschamahl". In 1919 he wrote, designed and published the adventure book The Conquest of Mexico.
| Date and place of birt: | 10 april 1863, Bayreuth, Germany |
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| Date and place of death: | 26 january 1938, Munich, Germany |
| Nationality: | Germany |
| Period of activity: | XIX, XX century |
| Specialization: | Artist, Draftsman, Illustrator, Painter |
| Genre: | Genre art, History painting, Military art |
| Art style: | Realism |
