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)
Drill on Board of the Aviso “Habicht”
View on the Elbe and Hamburg Harbour
Herring Fishermen Putting to Sea
Lübeck – In the Shipper’s House
Plan of Wilhelmshaven and Environs
Claus Störtebecker’s Capture near Heligoland
“ Received the 2 parcels yesterday in A. M. I am very pleased with the books as well as the condition of them. Thank you again … I hope we can do business again in the near future ”
(Mr. L. A. F., March 11 and 1 resp., 2001)