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[[ | [[File:Josef Madlener - Der Berggeist.jpg|thumb|''Der Berggeist as pictured in the postcard'' by Josef Madlener]] | ||
'''Josef Madlener''' ([[16 April|April 16]], [[1881]]– [[27 December|December 27]], [[1967]]) was a German artist and poet. | '''Josef Madlener''' ([[16 April|April 16]], [[1881]]– [[27 December|December 27]], [[1967]]) was a German artist and poet. | ||
== Biography == | ==Biography== | ||
Josef Madlener, born as a farmer's son in the Bavarian village Amending (today a district of [[wikipedia:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memmingen|Memmingen]]), attended a School of Art and Applied arts. Later he studied at the [[wikipedia:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_of_Fine_Arts_Munich|Academy of Fine Arts]] in Munich. | Josef Madlener, born as a farmer's son in the Bavarian village Amending (today a district of [[wikipedia:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memmingen|Memmingen]]), attended a School of Art and Applied arts. Later he studied at the [[wikipedia:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_of_Fine_Arts_Munich|Academy of Fine Arts]] in Munich. | ||
His pictures | His pictures often show folksy or religious scenes. His style was impressionistic and in the same way symbolic, too. His works were published in several newspapers and magazines. He wrote some Christmas stories for children. Madlener's Christmas pictures were published in post card series, too.<ref>{{HM|AH}}, "Chapter I: ''An unexpected Party''", p. 38f</ref> | ||
= | Josef Madlener had one known daughter, named Julie Madlener ([[1910]]–[[1999]]).<ref>[http://www.buchhandel.de/detailansicht.aspx?isbn=978-3-930323-69-2 Biographical data in a brief description of ''Das goldene Buch''] (German)</ref> | ||
==Origin of Gandalf== | |||
In [[1935]] the Bavarian fine art publisher F.A. Ackermann published a series of post cards under the title ''Sagen und Märchen'' (Legends and Fairy tales). The series contained six reproductions of folkloristic paintings: | In [[1935]] the Bavarian fine art publisher F.A. Ackermann published a series of post cards under the title ''Sagen und Märchen'' (Legends and Fairy tales). The series contained six reproductions of folkloristic paintings: | ||
* ''Der Frühling'' ( | * ''Der Frühling Kommt'' (Spring is coming), | ||
* ''Die Bergfee'' (The Mountain-fairy), | * ''Die Bergfee'' (The Mountain-fairy), | ||
* ''[[wikipedia: | * ''[[wikipedia:Rübezahl|Rübezahl]]'', | ||
* ''Waldmärchen'' (Forest fairy tales), | * ''Waldmärchen'' (Forest fairy tales), | ||
* ''[[wikipedia: | * ''[[wikipedia:Hubertus|Hubertushirsch]]'' (Saint Hubert's Hart) | ||
and finally the reproduction of ''[[Der Berggeist]]'' (The Mountain-spirit), that | and finally the reproduction of ''[[Der Berggeist]]'' ("The Mountain-spirit"), that [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] likened to the character of [[Gandalf]] the [[Wizards|wizard]]. | ||
[[Humphrey Carpenter]] tells in his [[J.R.R. Tolkien: A Biography|Biography of the author]], that Tolkien | [[Humphrey Carpenter]] tells in his [[J.R.R. Tolkien: A Biography|Biography of the author]], that Tolkien kept this post card safe and later wrote 'Origin of Gandalf' on the card's envelope.<ref>{{B|II4}}, p. 51</ref> | ||
Though Carpenter speculates, that Tolkien bought the post card already in his summer holidays [[1911]], when he was in Switzerland. This speculation is incorrect, | Though Carpenter speculates, that Tolkien bought the post card already in his summer holidays [[1911]], when he was in Switzerland. This speculation is incorrect: as explained by [[Manfred Zimmermann]], the post card version of ''Der Berggeist'' was published in the late twenties. Interviewing the daughter of the artist (born [[1910]]), she gives the painting's date of origin also later, as she can remember when his father was painting it.<ref>[[Mythlore 34|''Mythlore'' 34]] ([[1983]]), [[Manfred Zimmermann]], "The Origin of Gandalf and Josef Madlener", pp. 22-24</ref> | ||
The | The original painting came to America after World War II, where it was later rediscovered. In [[2005]] it was sold at Sotheby's for 84000 pounds.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/lot.423.html/2005/english-literature-history-l05407|articlename=Lot 423: Der Berggeist|dated=12 July 2005|website=[http://www.sothebys.com/en/ Sotheby's]|accessed=10 January 2020}}</ref> | ||
Tolkien purchased at least one other Madlener postcard published by Ackermann's: [http://www.akpool.de/ansichtskarten/205063-kuenstler-ak-madlener-j-heilige-familie-esel-wald|"Heilige Familie"] (Holy Family), which he sent to [[Letter to Miss Kilbride|Katherine Kilbride on 24 December 1938]]. | |||
==External links== | |||
== External | |||
* [http://www.openpr.de/news/124016.html Article ''Josef Madlener: Maler der schwäbischen Weihnacht''] (German) | * [http://www.openpr.de/news/124016.html Article ''Josef Madlener: Maler der schwäbischen Weihnacht''] (German) | ||
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Revision as of 19:43, 10 January 2020
Josef Madlener (April 16, 1881– December 27, 1967) was a German artist and poet.
Biography
Josef Madlener, born as a farmer's son in the Bavarian village Amending (today a district of Memmingen), attended a School of Art and Applied arts. Later he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich.
His pictures often show folksy or religious scenes. His style was impressionistic and in the same way symbolic, too. His works were published in several newspapers and magazines. He wrote some Christmas stories for children. Madlener's Christmas pictures were published in post card series, too.[1]
Josef Madlener had one known daughter, named Julie Madlener (1910–1999).[2]
Origin of Gandalf
In 1935 the Bavarian fine art publisher F.A. Ackermann published a series of post cards under the title Sagen und Märchen (Legends and Fairy tales). The series contained six reproductions of folkloristic paintings:
- Der Frühling Kommt (Spring is coming),
- Die Bergfee (The Mountain-fairy),
- Rübezahl,
- Waldmärchen (Forest fairy tales),
- Hubertushirsch (Saint Hubert's Hart)
and finally the reproduction of Der Berggeist ("The Mountain-spirit"), that J.R.R. Tolkien likened to the character of Gandalf the wizard.
Humphrey Carpenter tells in his Biography of the author, that Tolkien kept this post card safe and later wrote 'Origin of Gandalf' on the card's envelope.[3]
Though Carpenter speculates, that Tolkien bought the post card already in his summer holidays 1911, when he was in Switzerland. This speculation is incorrect: as explained by Manfred Zimmermann, the post card version of Der Berggeist was published in the late twenties. Interviewing the daughter of the artist (born 1910), she gives the painting's date of origin also later, as she can remember when his father was painting it.[4]
The original painting came to America after World War II, where it was later rediscovered. In 2005 it was sold at Sotheby's for 84000 pounds.[5]
Tolkien purchased at least one other Madlener postcard published by Ackermann's: "Heilige Familie" (Holy Family), which he sent to Katherine Kilbride on 24 December 1938.
External links
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien; Douglas A. Anderson, (ed.), (2002) The Annotated Hobbit: Revised and Expanded Edition, "Chapter I: An unexpected Party", p. 38f
- ↑ Biographical data in a brief description of Das goldene Buch (German)
- ↑ , p. 51
- ↑ Mythlore 34 (1983), Manfred Zimmermann, "The Origin of Gandalf and Josef Madlener", pp. 22-24
- ↑ "Lot 423: Der Berggeist" dated 12 July 2005, Sotheby's (accessed 10 January 2020)