Otto Ubbelohde
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Otto Ubbelohde was a German
painter
, etcher and illustrator
.
, his father August Ubbelohde was a professor at University of Marburg. Since 1900 he lived in Goßfelden, nowadays a part of the community Lahntal
.
books of Grimm's Fairy Tales
. Between 1906 and 1908 he created about 450 illustrations
of fairy tales
. He took inspiration for this drawings from the landscape and buildings nearby his atelier and domicile in Goßfelden. For Rapunzel tower he used as template a building in Amönau, called Lustschlößchen, in Mother Hulda the landscape is inspired by the Rimberg.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
painter
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
, etcher and illustrator
Illustrator
An Illustrator is a narrative artist who specializes in enhancing writing by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text...
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Life
Ubbelohde was born and grew up in MarburgMarburg
Marburg is a city in the state of Hesse, Germany, on the River Lahn. It is the main town of the Marburg-Biedenkopf district and its population, as of March 2010, was 79,911.- Founding and early history :...
, his father August Ubbelohde was a professor at University of Marburg. Since 1900 he lived in Goßfelden, nowadays a part of the community Lahntal
Lahntal
The community of Lahntal is found in the Marburg-Biedenkopf district in northwest Middle Hesse, Germany.-Geography:Lahntal lies on the upper Lahn about 83 km north of Frankfurt am Main and about 7 km northwest of Marburg...
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Work
Ubbelohde got famous international by illustratingIllustration
An illustration is a displayed visualization form presented as a drawing, painting, photograph or other work of art that is created to elucidate or dictate sensual information by providing a visual representation graphically.- Early history :The earliest forms of illustration were prehistoric...
books of Grimm's Fairy Tales
Grimm's Fairy Tales
Children's and Household Tales is a collection of German origin fairy tales first published in 1812 by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, the Brothers Grimm. The collection is commonly known today as Grimms' Fairy Tales .-Composition:...
. Between 1906 and 1908 he created about 450 illustrations
Illustration
An illustration is a displayed visualization form presented as a drawing, painting, photograph or other work of art that is created to elucidate or dictate sensual information by providing a visual representation graphically.- Early history :The earliest forms of illustration were prehistoric...
of fairy tales
Fairy tale
A fairy tale is a type of short story that typically features such folkloric characters, such as fairies, goblins, elves, trolls, dwarves, giants or gnomes, and usually magic or enchantments. However, only a small number of the stories refer to fairies...
. He took inspiration for this drawings from the landscape and buildings nearby his atelier and domicile in Goßfelden. For Rapunzel tower he used as template a building in Amönau, called Lustschlößchen, in Mother Hulda the landscape is inspired by the Rimberg.
Works in Books
- Gebrüder Grimm / Rob Riemann (Editor): Kinder und Hausmärchen gesammelt durch die Brüder Grimm. With 446 illustrations of Otto Ubbelohde. 3 Volumes. Turm-Verlag, Leipzig 1906
- Otto Ubbelohde: Aus Alt-Marburg. 20 Landschaftsbilder von Otto Ubbelohde. N. G. Elwert'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, Marburg 1906
- Otto Ubbelohde: Rings um Marburg. 20 Landschaftsbilder von Otto Ubbelohde. N. G. Elwert'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, Marburg 1907
- Karl Ernst Knodt / Otto Ubbelohde (Illustrations): Meine Wälder. Worte von Karl Ernst Knodt. Bilder von Otto Ubbelohde. Verlag Hermann A. Wiechmann, München 1910
- Ernst Piltz / Otto Ubbelohde (Illustrations): Führer durch Jena. Fromann'sche Hofbuchhandlung Eckard Klostermann, Jena 1912
- Gebrüder Grimm / Rob Riemann (Editors): Die Grimmschen Märchen in einer Auswahl. Turm-Verlag, Leipzig 1912
- Otto Ubbelohde: Aus schöner alter Zeit. Federzeichnungen von Otto Ubbelohde. N. G. Elwert'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, Marburg 1913
- Martin Lang / Otto Ubbelohde (Illustrations): Alt-Tübingen. 30 Federzeichnungen von Otto Ubbelohde. Wilhelm Kloeres, Tübingen 1913
- Otto Ubbelohde: Städte und Burgen an der Lahn. 20 Zeichnungen von Otto Ubbelohde. N. G. Elwert'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, Marburg 1914
- F. Bruns / H. Mahn / Otto Ubbelohde (Illustrations) / Verein zur Hebung des Fremdenverkehrs in Lübeck (Editor): Lübeck. Ein Führer durch die Freie u. Hansestadt und ihre nähere Umgebung. Rathgens, Lübeck 1918
- B. Flemes / Otto Ubbelohde (Illustrations): Führer durch Hameln. Schatzenberg, Hameln o. J. (est. 1920)
- Ernst Koch / Otto Ubbelohde (Illustrations): Prinz Rosa-Stramin. N. G. Elwert'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, Marburg 1922
- Ludwig Harig: Da fielen auf einmal die Sterne vom Himmel. Begegnungen mit Dornröschen und dem Eisenhans – eine Märchenreise im Jugendstil. With drawings of Otto Ubbelohde. zu Klampen Verlag, Lüneburg 2002, ISBN 3-933-156-74-2