Michel Fingesten (1884 - 1943)

Michel Fingesten (1884 - 1943) - photo 1

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

Otto Maximilian (Umbo) Umbehr (1902 - 1980)
Otto Maximilian (Umbo) Umbehr
1902 - 1980
Max Feldbauer (1869 - 1948)
Max Feldbauer
1869 - 1948
Michel Majerus (1967 - 2002)
Michel Majerus
1967 - 2002
Carl Wuttke (1849 - 1927)
Carl Wuttke
1849 - 1927
 Johann Georg Pforr (1745 - 1798)
Johann Georg Pforr
1745 - 1798
Franz Herpel (1850 - 1933)
Franz Herpel
1850 - 1933
Gerd Baukhage (1911 - 1998)
Gerd Baukhage
1911 - 1998
Karl Hauptmann (1880 - 1947)
Karl Hauptmann
1880 - 1947
Friedrich August Weinzheimer (1882 - 1947)
Friedrich August Weinzheimer
1882 - 1947
Willy Moralt (1884 - 1947)
Willy Moralt
1884 - 1947
Gussy Erika Edith Hippold-Ahnert (1910 - 2003)
Gussy Erika Edith Hippold-Ahnert
1910 - 2003
Gustav von Haugk (1804 - 1861)
Gustav von Haugk
1804 - 1861
Anton Wilhelm Tischbein (1730 - 1804)
Anton Wilhelm Tischbein
1730 - 1804
Heinrich Brocksieper (1898 - 1968)
Heinrich Brocksieper
1898 - 1968
Rolf Herbert Krauss (1930 - 2021)
Rolf Herbert Krauss
1930 - 2021
Friedrich Dürck (1809 - 1884)
Friedrich Dürck
1809 - 1884

Creators Academism

Heinrich Georg Brandes (1803 - 1868)
Heinrich Georg Brandes
1803 - 1868
Jan Griffier II (1688 - 1750)
Jan Griffier II
1688 - 1750
Stanislaw Stefan Zygmunt Maslowski (1853 - 1926)
Stanislaw Stefan Zygmunt Maslowski
1853 - 1926
Amos Cassioli (1832 - 1891)
Amos Cassioli
1832 - 1891
François Hippolyte Debon (1816 - 1872)
François Hippolyte Debon
1816 - 1872
Ivan da Silva-Bruhns (1881 - 1980)
Ivan da Silva-Bruhns
1881 - 1980
Mikhail Vasilyevich Nesterov (1862 - 1942)
Mikhail Vasilyevich Nesterov
1862 - 1942
Ferdinand Staeger (1880 - 1976)
Ferdinand Staeger
1880 - 1976
Dmitry Isidorovich Mitrohin (1883 - 1973)
Dmitry Isidorovich Mitrohin
1883 - 1973
Lawrence Atkinson (1873 - 1931)
Lawrence Atkinson
1873 - 1931
Robert Motherwell (1915 - 1991)
Robert Motherwell
1915 - 1991
Jean-Victor Schnetz (1787 - 1870)
Jean-Victor Schnetz
1787 - 1870
Farid Belkahia (1934 - 2014)
Farid Belkahia
1934 - 2014
Peter Tillemans (1684 - 1734)
Peter Tillemans
1684 - 1734
Arthur Rackham (1867 - 1939)
Arthur Rackham
1867 - 1939
Heinrich Campendonk (1889 - 1957)
Heinrich Campendonk
1889 - 1957