Felix Hoffmann (illustrator)

"Fresco Bachfischet" at the Upper Mill, Old Town of Aarau, no longer at the original site

Felix Hoffmann (born 18 April 1911 in Aarau; died 16 June 1975) was a Swiss graphic designer, illustrator and stained glass artist. He created countless illustrations for children's books, illustrations from literature (including the only one of Thomas Mann authorized illustration of The Magic Mountain), and stained glass windows, frescoes, and Etchings.

Churches with Hoffmann's stained glass windows

• Church of Aarau city
• Reformed Church Auenstein
• Reformed Church Bözen
• Reformed Church Kirchberg
• Reformed Church Umiken
• Bern Minster

Illustrations

Fine Press Commissions

• Mann, Thomas, The Magic Mountain (Two Volumes), 1962 for The Limited Editions Club.
• Stoker, Bram, Dracula, 1965 for The Limited Editions Club.
• Longus, Daphnis and Chloe, 1972 for The Imprint Society.
• Mann, Thomas, Death in Venice, 1972 for The Limited Editions Club.

Children's books

• "The Story of Christmas: A Picture Book"

Illustrations for Brothers Grimm tales:

• "The Sleeping Beauty"
• "Rapunzel"
• "Four Clever Brothers"
• "Hans in Luck"
• "Tom Thumb"
• "Konig Drosselbart" in English "King Thrushbeard"
• "The Wolf and the Seven Young Kids"
• "The Seven Ravens"

Bibliography

• Felix Hoffmann, Retrospective, Kunsthaus Aarau, Aargau. Sauerland Verlag Aarau, 1977, ISBN 3-7941-1637-2.

External links

• Hoffmann, Felix in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
• Erinnerungen an Felix Hoffmann
• Datenbank Schweizer Kunst, Biografie
• Eintrag zu F.H. bei der Int. Holzschneider Vereinigung Xylon
• Felix Hoffmann - Seine Arbeit im Buch, in Glas und auf der Wand