Franz Paul Glass (1886 - 1964)
Franz Paul Glass
Franz Paul Glass is a German commercial artist, illustrator and type designer. From 1909 to 1910 he lived in Italy. Then he settled in Munich as a freelance artist, graphic artist, advertising designer and interior designer. In 1914, Glass, together with Valentin Zietara, Friedrich Heubner, Karl Moos, Emil Praetorius and Max Schwarzer, founded the group of artists "Six", and was also a member of the second formation of this group, founded in 1924. He was a member of the German Society for Christian Art, the Munich Association of Artists Der Bund, the Munich Cooperative Society of Artists, the Munich Art Association, the Association of German Imperial Artists and the Conference of Christian Art in Munich. In 1922 he was a member of the artists' committee of the German Trade Exhibition in Munich. Glass designed exhibition and advertising posters, including for the association of Munich poster artists "Six", the luxury car company "Dion Monopoly", the German exhibition of the brewery in Munich, etc.
| Date and place of birt: | 17 may 1886, Munich, Germany |
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| Date and place of death: | 15 february 1964, Munich, Germany |
| Nationality: | Germany |
| Period of activity: | XX century |
| Specialization: | Artist, Designer, Graphic artist, Illustrator, Painter, Portraitist, Posterist |
| Art school / group: | Der Bund, Die Sechs |
| Genre: | Flower still life, Genre art, Portrait, Still life |
| Art style: | Realism |
| Technique: | Gouache, Hand graphic, Lithography, Oil, Oil on canvas |
