Commercial art, drawing, lithography · 1895–1974 · 1 work in the collection
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Karl Bertsch (1895 Steyrermühl in Upper Austria – 1974 Heidelberg) was a commercial graphic artist and draftsman who worked primarily in Mannheim and Heidelberg. He studied graphic design and painting in Stuttgart and initially designed packaging and advertising materials for the tobacco industry for Paul Isidor Landmann's Graphische Druckanstalt in Mannheim. He became known for his posters for the Kunsthalle Mannheim, including the poster for the 1925 exhibition Die Neue Sachlichkeit. He was a member of the working group of the Künstlergruppe 1925; in 1948, he illustrated the satirical collection Geflüstertes. Die Hitlerei im Volksmund.
In the collection: "The Marionettes."
Technique: Graphic lithography.
