Willy Stöwer (1864 - 1931) - photo 1

Willy Stöwer

Willy Stöwer was a German artist of the late nineteenth and first third of the twentieth centuries. He is known as a painter and graphic artist, as well as a book illustrator.

Stöwer became famous for his marine paintings and lithographs. He was particularly popular for his graphic work depicting the sinking of the Titanic, created for Die Gartenlaube magazine. Despite some factual errors, this drawing became iconic and was published many times. During his career, from 1892 to 1929, Stöwer illustrated a total of 57 books, creating more than 1,200 black-and-white and color illustrations, as well as commissions for posters, postcards, and advertisements.

Date and place of birt:22 may 1864, Wolgast, Germany
Date and place of death:31 may 1931, Berlin, Germany
Nationality:Germany
Period of activity: XIX, XX century
Specialization:Artist, Graphic artist, Illustrator, Marine painter, Painter
Genre:Marine art
Art style:Realism

Creators Germany

Ernst Zimmer (1864 - 1924)
Ernst Zimmer
1864 - 1924
Carl Gustav Rodde (1830 - 1906)
Carl Gustav Rodde
1830 - 1906
Stanislaw Kubicki (1889 - 1942)
Stanislaw Kubicki
1889 - 1942
Hans Vincenz (1900 - 1976)
Hans Vincenz
1900 - 1976
Karl Hubbuch (1891 - 1979)
Karl Hubbuch
1891 - 1979
Josef Thorak (1889 - 1952)
Josef Thorak
1889 - 1952
Oswald Poetzelberger (1893 - 1966)
Oswald Poetzelberger
1893 - 1966
Crescentius Josephus Johannes Seydelmann (1750 - 1829)
Crescentius Josephus Johannes Seydelmann
1750 - 1829
Peter Nagel (1941)
Peter Nagel
1941
Anton Räderscheidt (1892 - 1970)
Anton Räderscheidt
1892 - 1970
Julius Bretz (1870 - 1953)
Julius Bretz
1870 - 1953
Hermann Fötsch (1825 - 1883)
Hermann Fötsch
1825 - 1883
Otto Kraft (1900 - 1979)
Otto Kraft
1900 - 1979
Carl Emil Uphoff (1885 - 1971)
Carl Emil Uphoff
1885 - 1971
Albert Bogislaw Lüdecke (1834 - 1910)
Albert Bogislaw Lüdecke
1834 - 1910
Martin Schöneich (1955)
Martin Schöneich
1955

Creators Realism

Ascan Lutteroth (1842 - 1923)
Ascan Lutteroth
1842 - 1923
Pavel Efimovich Ab (1902 - 1974)
Pavel Efimovich Ab
1902 - 1974
Richard Bergholz (1865 - 1920)
Richard Bergholz
1865 - 1920
Jack Mendenhall (1937)
Jack Mendenhall
1937
Giovanni Domenico Cappellino (1580 - 1651)
Giovanni Domenico Cappellino
1580 - 1651
Anna Virginie Caroline de Weert (1867 - 1950)
Anna Virginie Caroline de Weert
1867 - 1950
Bruno Lilyefors (1860 - 1939)
Bruno Lilyefors
1860 - 1939
Semion Aronovich Rotnitsky (1915 - 2004)
Semion Aronovich Rotnitsky
1915 - 2004
James Arthur O'Connor (1792 - 1841)
James Arthur O'Connor
1792 - 1841
David Cox (1783 - 1859)
David Cox
1783 - 1859
János Jankó (1833 - 1896)
János Jankó
1833 - 1896
Сesare Сorte (1554 - 1613)
Сesare Сorte
1554 - 1613
Karl Georg Jensen (1851 - 1933)
Karl Georg Jensen
1851 - 1933
Alphonse Lalauze (1872 - 1941)
Alphonse Lalauze
1872 - 1941
Mihai Munkachi (1844 - 1900)
Mihai Munkachi
1844 - 1900
Louise Cox (1865 - 1945)
Louise Cox
1865 - 1945
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