A selection of postcards with cartoons by German illustrator Arthur Thiele (1860 - 1936).
Carl Robert Arthur Thiele was born in Leipzig on 2 November 1860. He made a name for himself as a painter, draftsman, watercolourist and illustrator. He produced a variety of artworks of different types, including book illustrations for school primers, children's books and other works, postcards and designs for paper lanterns. This collection is typical of his postcard designs showing comic scenes. He also produced designs showing animals in human roles. He died in Leipzig on 18 June 1936.
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