Martin Claus

Martin Claus (1892 – 1975) was one of the German artists who produced satirical drawings for newspapers and magazines in the first half of the 19th century, which were later referred to as cartoons. His humorous and detailed watercolors and gouaches were characterized by a great narrative quality that made the picture valuable even without text.

The artist provided colorful covers and full-page illustrations for Germany’s leading satirical and humorous weekly newspaper “Fliegende Blätter” as well as for the richly illustrated weekly magazine “Meggendorfer Blätter, Magazin für Humor und Kunst”. His works were characterized by jokes, stories, poems and visual narratives. Claus often collaborated with well-known artists to create the content of his illustrations.