Johannes Gehrts
St. Pauli/Hamburg 1855 – Dusseldorf 1921
“ Already in the early 1880s Gehrts earned his fame as illustrator by the reproduction of his works in popular magazines like Die Gartenlaube … as well as by the design of youth books and works of his friend Felix Dahn … The spectrum of subjects illustrated by Gehrts covered Germanic heroic legends, marine, and pirate stories up to travel adventures and fairy-tales. The illustrations of the scientific expedition reports by the German physician and anthropologist Karl von den Steinen hold a special place among his work … Today Gehrts is predominantly known by his numerous book illustrations ”
(Sabine Schroyen, Allgemeines Künstler-Lexikon LI, 45 f.)
Aurochs Hunting (in the Duchy of Oldenburg)
Bombardment Christian VIII at Eckernförde
Drill on Board of the Aviso “Habicht”
View on the Elbe and Hamburg Harbour
Herring Fishermen Putting to Sea (Rügen)
Lübeck – In the Shipper’s House
Plan of Wilhelmshaven and Environs
Claus Störtebecker’s Capture near Heligoland
“ … and I wish to thank you for packing it so carefully … ”
(Mr. P. M., August 28, 2003)