Fritz Erler (15 December 1868 – 11 December 1940) was a German painter, graphic designer and scenic designer. Although most talented as an interior designer, he is perhaps best remembered for several propaganda posters he produced during World War 1.
He was born in Frankenstein,(Schlesien). Beginning in 1886 he studied under Albrecht Bräuer at the school of art in Breslau. He also attended the Académie Julian in Paris. In 1895 he moved to Munich and lived from 1918 in Holzhausen am Ammersee. His first designs date from 1893: vases, glass windows, book covers, later furniture, theatrical sets, and interior decorations. In 1896 he was a founding member of the magazine “Legend.” He also painted several portraits around the start of the 20th century, most notably of Richard Strauss and Gerhart Hauptmann.
Along with Arthur Kampf, Erler was one of the official military painters for the Oberste Heeresleitung. His paintings were commissioned as war propaganda.
This is part 3 of a 3-part series on the works of Fritz Erler:
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| 1921 The Plague triptych 1 left side panel |
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| 1921 The Plague triptych 2 centre panel |
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| 1921 The Plague triptych 3 right side panel |
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| 1925 Juggler's Day colour lithograph on paper 31.5 x 21 cm Municipal Gallery, Munich |
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| 1925 Rax oil on cardboard 40 x 54 cm |
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| 1928 Peasant dance under the linden tree sketch on paper 65 x 49.6 cm |
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| 1928 Bauern-Tanz (Peasant Dance) sketch on paper 65.2 x 36 cm |
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| 1928 Bürgersfrau (Citizen's wife) colour sketch on paper 65.2 x 49.7 cm |
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| 1928 Bürger vor dem Tor (Citizens in front of the gate) chalk and watercolour on paper 62.2 x 49.5 cm |
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| 1928 Brandner (Auerbach's Cellar) chalk on paper 60.1 x 37.1 cm |
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| 1928 Erster Bürger (First Citizen) chalk and tempera on paper 63 x 36 cm |
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| 1928 Faust chalk and tempera on paper 65 x 36 cm |
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| 1928 Faust (young) chalk and watercolour on paper 65.2 x 49.7 cm |
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| 1928 Faust (old) tempera on paper 65.2 x 39.2 cm |
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| 1928 Dance under the linden tree sketch on paper 56.4 x 49.8 cm |
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| 1928 Marthe chalk and tempera on paper 65.2 x 36.9 cm |
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| 1928 Maid chalk and watercolour on paper 65 x 43.9 cm |
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| 1928 Gretchen colour sketch on paper 65 x 36.5 cm |
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| c1928 Ride in winter oil on canvas 71 x 60.5 cm |
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| 1931 Portrait of the Leader (Adolf Hitler in SA-uniform) oil on canvas 330 x 200 cm cm |
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| 1939 Professor Josef Thorak (details not found) |
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| n.d. Female nude with white dog oil or tempera on canvas 165 x 129 cm |
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| n.d. Father Chopinette oil on canvas 37.5 x 54 cm |
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| n.d. Cattle Herder oil on canvas 95 x 96 cm |
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| n.d. Blonde with green jacket oil on canvas 72 x 46.5 cm |
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| n.d. Portrait of a young girl oil on canvas laid down on panel 32 x 28 cm |
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| n.d. Night time church scene tempera 52.5 x 72 cm Municipal Gallery, Munich |
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| n.d. Mother and children at the waterside oil on canvas 96 x 86 cm |
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| n.d. Marthe's Room, from Faust artwork on canvas 48.4 x 74.8 cm Municipal Gallery, Munich |
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| n.d. Horses by the stream artwork on canvas mounted on panel 140 x 69.7 cm Municipal Gallery, Munich |
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| n.d. Two young women in a flowering meadow oil on canvas 86 x 101 cm |
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| n.d. Standing Nude oil on canvas 47.5 x 29.5 cm |
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| n.d. Portrait of Gerta Mayr oil on canvas 70 x 62 cm |
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| n.d. Portrait of a woman oil on cardboard 35 x 28 cm |
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| n.d. Portrait of a woman black and coloured chalks on brown paper 65.5 x 47.2 cm Municipal Gallery, Munich |
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| n.d. Young woman in a fur coat oil on canvas 90 x 70 cm |
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| n.d. Young warrior etching on paper 47.5 x 32.6 cm Municipal Gallery, Munich |
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| n.d. Working at the lake oil on canvas 96.5 x 96.5 cm |
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| n.d. Women harvesting apples oil on canvas 95 x 83 cm |
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| n.d. Portrait of a woman oil on cardboard 27 x 21.5 cm |
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| n.d. Polo player oil on canvas 41 x 37 cm |
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| n.d. In the foehn wind oil on canvas 101 x 90.5 cm |
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| n.d. Dolomites oil on sackcloth, mounted on cardboard 50 x 60 cm |
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| n.d. Calma oil on canvas 163 x 251.5 cm |
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| n.d. Woman with a dog oil on paper laid down on canvas 75 x 48.5 cm |
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| n.d. Quiet hour Oil on canvas 121 x 110 cm |
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| n.d. Portrait of a young woman in Tirolese costume oil on canvas 52.5 x 44 cm |
