Michel Fingesten (1884 - 1943)

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Michel Fingesten

Michel Fingesten, a Czech-Austrian artist of Jewish origin, was an important graphic artist and designer of 20th century bookplates. In the world of bookplates he is often compared to Picasso, and he embarked on a varied artistic career.

Fingesten studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna, travelled the world and refined his craft in Munich. In 1913 he settled in Berlin and devoted himself to etching. In his private life he married and became a father, while his art flourished with contributions to silent films and over 500 bookplates. Fleeing Nazi persecution, he settled in Italy in 1935, but was interned there. After liberation, he returned to painting and died in Cerisano, Calabria in 1943.

Date and place of birt:18 april 1884, Bučovice, Czech Republic
Date and place of death:8 october 1943, Cerisano, Italy
Nationality:Germany, Poland, Czech Republic
Period of activity: XX century
Specialization:Artist, Graphic artist, Painter
Genre:Genre art, Nude art, Portrait
Art style:Academism, Degenerate art, Modern art

Creators Germany

Philipp Kilian (1628 - 1693)
Philipp Kilian
1628 - 1693
Luise Kimme (1939 - 2013)
Luise Kimme
1939 - 2013
Max Ackermann (1887 - 1975)
Max Ackermann
1887 - 1975
Ernst Rudolf (Rudi) Baerwind (1910 - 1982)
Ernst Rudolf (Rudi) Baerwind
1910 - 1982
Hans Mendler (1950)
Hans Mendler
1950
Peter Sorge (1937 - 2000)
Peter Sorge
1937 - 2000
Tina Tahir (1973)
Tina Tahir
1973
Gustav Kurt Beck (1902 - 1983)
Gustav Kurt Beck
1902 - 1983
Ulf Petermann (1950)
Ulf Petermann
1950
Franz Seidel (1818 - 1903)
Franz Seidel
1818 - 1903
Gustav Graef (1821 - 1895)
Gustav Graef
1821 - 1895
Franz Wieschenbrink (1818 - 1884)
Franz Wieschenbrink
1818 - 1884
Wilhelm August Ferdinand von Stademann (1791 - 1873)
Wilhelm August Ferdinand von Stademann
1791 - 1873
Cella Thoma (1858 - 1901)
Cella Thoma
1858 - 1901
Nikolaus Sagrekow (1897 - 1992)
Nikolaus Sagrekow
1897 - 1992
Michal Gorstkin-Vyvyursky (1861 - 1926)
Michal Gorstkin-Vyvyursky
1861 - 1926

Creators Academism

F. Oskar Knapp (1914 - 1987)
F. Oskar Knapp
1914 - 1987
Peter Rittig (1789 - 1840)
Peter Rittig
1789 - 1840
Arnold Rönnebeck (1885 - 1947)
Arnold Rönnebeck
1885 - 1947
Adolf Schinnerer (1876 - 1949)
Adolf Schinnerer
1876 - 1949
François Desnoyer (1894 - 1972)
François Desnoyer
1894 - 1972
Armand Pierre Fernandez (1928 - 2005)
Armand Pierre Fernandez
1928 - 2005
Bruno Goller (1901 - 1998)
Bruno Goller
1901 - 1998
Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin (1770 - 1852)
Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin
1770 - 1852
Georg Hänel (1879 - 1945)
Georg Hänel
1879 - 1945
Mark Innerst (1957)
Mark Innerst
1957
John Bourne (1943)
John Bourne
1943
Olaf Rude (1886 - 1957)
Olaf Rude
1886 - 1957
Gert Heinrich Wollheim (1894 - 1974)
Gert Heinrich Wollheim
1894 - 1974
Henri Hayden (1883 - 1970)
Henri Hayden
1883 - 1970
Filipp Andreevich Malyavin (1869 - 1940)
Filipp Andreevich Malyavin
1869 - 1940
Mochtar Apin (1923 - 1994)
Mochtar Apin
1923 - 1994
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