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German poster artists

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Adolfo Hohenstein
painter and decorative artist (1854-1928)
Jan Lenica
Polish graphic designer and cartoonist (1928–2001)
Ludwig Hohlwein
German graphic designer (1874-1949)
Horst Janssen
German printmaker and draftsman (1929-1995)
Lucian Bernhard
German artist (1883–1972)
Hans Schweitzer
Nazi propaganda artist (1901–1980)
Erich Waschneck
German film director (1887-1970)
Fons Hickmann
German artist
Emil Rudolf Weiss
German graphic designer and writer (1875-1942)
Plakatstil
thumb|Poster for Opel automobiles, by [[Hans Rudi Erdt, (1911).]] Plakatstil (German for "poster style"), was an early style of poster art that originated in Germany in the 1900s. It was started by Lucian Bernhard of Berlin in 1906. The common characteristics of this style are bold eye-catching lettering with flat colors. Shapes and objects are simplified, and the composition focuses on a central object; usually a product that is being sold. Plakatstil turned away from the complexity of Art Nouveau and propagated a more modern outlook on poster art. Famous Plakatstil artists include Ludwig Hoh
Hans Rudi Erdt
graphic designer (1883–1918)
Helmuth Ellgaard
German illustrator, artist and journalist (1913-1980)
Leo Haas
German painter, graphic artist , draftsman and caricaturist (1901-1983)
Albert Reich
German painter, graphic artist and illustrator
Friedrich Kurt Fiedler
German Graphic Designer (1894–1950)
Adolph Friedländer
German lithographer of posters (1851–1904)
Esther Berlin-Joel
Israeli Painter and graphic designer (1895-1972)
Arno Mohr
German graphic designer and painter (1910-2001)
Jan Koemmet
German guitar player and an international designer
Julius E.F. Gipkens
German painter (1883-?)