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Welcome to the Online Museum of German Wall Figures!
These Fairy Tale Wood Pictures or Wall Figures are a cornucopia of beauty and of history. They are all made of wood. They are all from the 20th century. Many are hand-painted. With this Online-Museum I want to create something beautiful. So, if you love vintage art, take a close look and enjoy, maybe remember, too!
Don’t forget to take a close look at the menu on top: There you will find about 1000 different wood pictures! On this home page you will find much additional knowledge about Fairy Tale Wood Pictures.
My mission statement: The era of German Wall Figures (1930s to 1970s) has almost been forgotten, even in Germany, where 99% of the Fairy Tale Wood Plaques were produced. I am working on preserving the beauty of this era on the World Wide Web.
Christiane Dietz
Hand-painted on 2,5mm plywood. With the mean dwarf, who never thanks the lovely girl for their help but keeps complaining...
What a beautiful highlight! Unfortunately I don't know the producer's name. The base is typical of the 1930s though. Enter...
Hand-painted on 2,5mm plywood. This German wooden wall figure lived along with a second one in the USA for roughly...
Hand-painted on 3mm-plywood. I was told they were sold in the gift shop on the liner between New York and...
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Hand-painted on 6mm-plywood with varnish. Enter the following in the Ebay.de-search: germanwallfigures 1930er
Hand-painted on 6mm-plywood with varnish. Hartmann invented lots of fretwork designs. And very creative, too. Some of them are rather...
Top left: 1930s unknown producer, hand-painted on 3mm-plywood. Top left: Late 1940s Mertens-Kunst, hand-painted on 3mm-plywood. Bottom left: Early 1970er...
Top left: 1930s Hellerkunst, hand-painted on 3mm-plywood. Top right: Early 1940s unknown producer, hand-painted on plywood. Bottom left: 1960s Graupner...
Hand-painted on 3mm-plywood with varnish. Sometimes the lines of a figure were painted black, but here they were carved. Very...
In this art box it says: "Junger Bastler - Alter Meister" = Young craft child - Old Master." That was...
These fairy tale wood pictures belong to the Arnheim Collection a German soldier sent to his children back home in...
Knowing the currency of vintage pricing in the USA is easy, because the USA has always had the dollar. Germany...
These beautiful pictures were made by Andrea from Swabia, which is a beautiful region of south Germany. She created this...
Look at the moon figure in the middle, it’s Little Peter’s Journey to the Moon. Then enter „Ilse Schneider Moon“...
Just after the Second World War Hedi Duell had to earn money to support her two little sons Willi and...
Enter the following in the Ebay.de-search: germanwallfigures froschkoeing
I put them both on the wall so they almost face each other! The old one is my favorite, but...
In the very first years (from late 1945) this manufactury produced little angel figures. That's why the word "Engel" =...
The manufacturer Original Bergischer Engel sold both Fairy Tale Wood Pictures and Jumping Jacks. The production took place in German...
How do you find information about a manufactory that produced their last Fairy Tale Wood Picture more than 50 years...
This is Johanna Witkop around the time she founded "Original Bergischer Engel". She had been only 17 back then. In...
That's what Mrs. Gruner-Witkop said in 2018. She drew the left princess. The right princess with "those big eyes" was...
Which is the most famous Toy Fair in Germany? Most likely it’s the Nuremberg Toy Fair, taking place once a...
I am really lucky that Mrs Gruner-Witkop's father used to keep a thick ring binder with lots of information about...
All the 1950s products of Original Bergischer Engel were hand-painted. First it were little angels, later on wall figures and...
It was the first Toy Fair in Frankfurt right after the Second World War. This picture is such a treasure:...
The beautiful thing about this list is this: We get to know the christening names of their Fairy Tale Wood...
Geben Sie Folgendes in die Ebay.de-Suche ein: germanwallfigures 1930er
Enter the following in the Ebay.de-search: germanwallfigures ddr
My Dresden friend Brigitte had arranged an appointment in the Dresden Folkart Museum, its proper name being: „Museum für Saechsische...
I was lucky to have made a wonderful new friend in 2017. Brigitte is very interested in art (talented, too!)...
Dieses Archiv-Foto des Museums zeigt sehr viel HELLERKUNST, aber einige Motive sind nicht von HELLERKUNST! Gemeinsam ist diesen Märchen-Holzbildern jedoch...
Enter the following in the Ebay.de-search: germanwallfigures 1950er
As Mrs. Gruner-Witkop had told me, the Original Bergischer Engel Jumping Jacks were the most successful items of their product...
There is much paint wear so we can see the pencil lines. Hand-painted on 3mm-plywood. Enter the following in the...
This little dwarf was really produced by Mertens-Kunst. At the end of the 1960s Original Bergischer Engel had been sold...
The most interesting part in this Graubele-Cronicle is this: Johannes Graupner started working in the fretwork template business in 1930....
I once seeked advice on cleaning fairy tale wood plaques. Restauration expert Birgit Linnhoff has worked for years on preserving...
The left one is the original by Mertens-Kunst. The other one (Edelholz Freiberg) was produced in the Ore Mountains, during...
Look at the picture: Where is the second jumping jack? Enter the following in the Ebay.de-search: germanwallfigures hampelmann
I'd really like to learn more about Ravi-Kunst. When did the production start? When did it end, and why? Please...
Ilse Schneider wrote and illustrated books about dwarfs and fairies. Many of her motives gave inspiration for wood hangings. This...
More often than not Hans in Luck is shown with a goose or a pig. This is one of the...
In this design around 1950 Magda Hella has given the woman doctor her own face features. Enter the following in...
Mrs Gruner-Witkop was the sole artist of Original Bergischer Engel. She painted this sample in 1959 but it was never...
The German Titel "Die Krone" is stated in the Hellerkunst catalog, but I don't know a fairy tale where a...
One of the Hellerkunst fairies, in this case a tiny bee sized fairy. Early screen print. Enter the following in...
Hand-painted on wood and rare. On the back it says: "Zaansch Zaandijk, Handschilder-Atelier, handgemalt". I have known of six motives...
The thistle bird with a thistle - this design belongs to a series about birds. Their (German) names are depicted...
Hand-painted on wood with varnish. It is an early version of separate Hellerkunst dirndl children and rare. Look at the...
Hand-painted on wood with lots of varnish - and thick colors, too. That was typical for products right after World...
A wonderful early Hellerkunst highlight which I didn't even know existed until recently! I often say "one of my all...
Fly agaric mushrooms are very popular, and this one is breathtaking! The mushroom is smiling and he is 50% of...
Hand-painted on wood with no or very matte varnish. The checked two colored base is rather unusual for a German...
This is an unusual Mertens-Kunst item. The colors are very bright and thick and with a very shiny varnish. Plus...
These beautiful rain children were hanging in the old nursery of Dr.Reiner Muehlbach (born in 1935), together with a whole...
I don't know anything about the producer of this Mecki, too bad, because it is fantastic work! Look at the...
Hand-painted on wood an very rare. The early Mertens-Kunst faces were indeed more earnest, which you can see on this...
Hand-painted on wood, a wonderful piece of work, one of my favorites. Look at the color scheme, too!
I tried to capture the wonderful haprics of this wall figure. The wood, the thick paint layer and shining varnsih......
"This sailor girl is just great! And it's a girl for a change. And she's not melancholic but adventure seeking",...
Fairy Tale Wood Pictures having arrived in the new millennium. Enter the following in the Ebay.de-search: germanwallfigures ravi
Early screen print, as beautiful as it gets! Enter the following in the Ebay.de-search: germanwallfigures heller
Hand-painted on wood with varnish and so beautiful. Look at the color scheme, the delicate face and the cute shoes....
This is very old Mertens, hand-painted on wood. It is not too rare though, it seems to have been a...
Platsch means splash, so his English name could be Pittisplash. He was a TV character in the then GDR and...
This motive speaks of tenderness and lightness and freedom. It is hand-painted on wood with varnish and very rare.
There is a second early Mertens Snow White in yellow and green with two tiny differences: Snow White is wearing...
It makes you think of Mother Holle, that's the first person who springs to mind. But it must be Mother...
Hand-painted on wood with varnish, very endearing and very rare. It belongs to the four seasons series by Ravi-Kunst.
During war years the material got scarce. Many Mertens-Kunst wall figures are missing the lacquering layer. That's why they are...
A very rare motive belonging to a hardly known fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm. It is one of the...
A very rare wall figure and hard to give a title to. Hellerkunst stamped „Hoher Besuch“ on the back, translating...
Hand-painted with tempera paint and varnish. Very rare, I have only seen it in Mrs Gruner Witkop's archive so far....
There is also a Hellerkunst Sunflower Mother in orange, both are beautiful. Hand-painted on wood and rare, a real museum...
Enter the following in the Ebay.de-search or in the search of my Online-Museum germanwallfigures.com to see more: "germanwallfigures munchner-kunst"
(HM/13) Ravi-Kunst is always hand-painted, but this one is so perfect it seems to have been a special order. His...
Hand-painted on wood, no varnish. This wall figure belongs to a collection, around 10 different motives by the same producer....
All Mother Holles have a pillow, but only this one has the feathers, too. Mrs Gruner-Witkop, the artist of Original...
Hand-painted on wood and very rare. I have only known of two Wooden Wall Figures depicting balloons, this is one...
Someone must have been protecting this wall figure all these years. I only know of this one item so far...
Early sceen print with added hand-painting. There are only a few designs of Rapunzel as German Wall Figure, this is...
This is a square wood picture by Hellerkunst and on its back someone wrote (believe it or not) a shopping...
There ist an almost identical Mertens Mother Holle with blue head scarf, but I like this one more. Screen-print on...
Most producers of wall figures had problems getting high quality material during the 2nd World War. All quality material was...
A very unique wall figure, the torn out mushroom along with its root. Hand-painted on wood, with varnish. Enter the...
Hand-painted on wood with varnish. Enchanting in its simplicity and beauty.
One of the white Puss in Boots by Mertens and so beautiful: Look at the color scheme! Look at the...
Which is the most beautiful of them all? Sometimes I don't know which of the early Art Deco Mertens-Kunst Wall...
Vintage German wall figures in our modern enviornment. Enter the following in the Ebay.de-search: germanwallfigures 1940er
Hand-painted on wood and rare. Look at the fine features, it is high quality work. I have only known this...
Hand-painted on wood and very rare. It is a very unusual style I have not come across so far. Look...
There are two single handed sailors by Hellerkunst: One with waves, one without. This is the younger version with the...
Hand-painted on wood with varnish and rare. I am not absolutely sure it is Ravi-Kunst. Here the 4 that make...
A date on the back of a antique wall figure is very valuable - it helps to tell when a...
Very unusual what with the witch's dark skin and colorful hat. Great work, look at the children's eyes! I don't...
An unusually early and elaborate wall figure. Look at the details and the shadows! Hand-painted on wood with varnish, very...
There is a newer version by Magda Heller's son, Ralf Heller. In that new version there is no base.
Hand-painted on 3mm quality plywood. This wood picture belongs to a Hellerkunst series of German traditional clothing.
Look at this beautiful arrangement! It is a Mother Holle by Graupner/Graubele and a Wrangell-Star Money Girl. The snow and...
In spite of the foreboding 1930s: Ilse Schneider's wall figures almost always came in bright colors, in good times and...
Every time had their very own Hansel and Gretel faces. Even before the beginning of the Second World War the...
This is a large and wide wall figure! We have throne and a pillow, too. In the 1970s Heller produced...
A typical question about wall figures is: "What do you do with them?" Well, it’s in the name, you just...
Beautiful early Mertens, still Art Deco style, so simple yet effective with two shades of yellow and the two shades...
At first glance it seems to be a blue diamond, shining and making the dwarf so happy, but it's a...
A beautiful and rare color scheme for the Seven Ravens by Mertens. Screen Print with added hand-painting, very rare.
There are only few fairy tale motives by Kleur en Profiel. The Dutch artist Jan Snelten had his very own...
Hand-painted on wood with varnish. It is most likely a copy of the original Hellerkunst Fairy on a Leaf. Only...
The fine face features, the hair style, the yellow bodice with the wide dot dress - this is one of...
The Frog King Princesses by Mertens-Kunst came with different crowns. Even this very old yellow princess was available with a...
Hand-painted on 3mm-plywood with shining varnish.
Very rare, hand-painted on wood, thick colors with varnish. Great color scheme with red, yellow and three shades of green....
This is one of Ravi's early wall figures. Enter "1960s Ravi-Kunst" in the search (top right) and you can compare...
Very rare and very beautiful, reflecting the spirit of the time. Look at the base: Most Mertens wall figures had...
All the jumping jacks by Ravi-Kunst had great quality! Each was hand-painted and had solid metal joints. I have not...
Look at the princess’s short jacket: The long sleeves with the yellow silk lining, then the earrings and the thread...
Very rare, very enchanting. Hand-painted on wood and a wonderfully done copy, too. I had looked for it for years...
Very rare, the artist herself, Johanna Gruner Witkop gave it to me for the Online Museum. Hand-painted on wood end...
Hand-painted on 4mm-plywood with matte varnish.
Look at the slim figures of the goose maids, the Golden Daughter (Mother Holle) and the Frog King: The are...
Hobby-Art / at home craft applies to the thousands of boys and girls and sometimes their parents, too, who produced...
The German Democratic Republic existed from 1949-1990. It was also called East Germany at that time. They produced a lot...
Here you find among others: Ore Mountains and GDR, Original Bergischer Engel, Grossmann and Munchner Kunst und Handwerk.
The manufactury Edelholz Freiberg belonged to Margarethe Edel. The GRD government took it from the owner and made it a...
Johannes Graupner was the creative mind behind "Graupner", also known as "Graubele". At the beginning, he had worked for "Cannstatter...
Hellerkunst was founded in 1927 by Magda and Georg Heller. They became famous for their lovely Wooden Fairy Tale Wall...
The founder of Mertens-Kunst was Alfred Mertens, born in 1898. Later on, his children took over. Alfred Mertens' son led...
Ravi-Kunst was a 1940ies to 1960ies manufacturer of Wooden Fairy Tale Wall Figures located in Hamburg, in the north of...
Hand-painted on 3mm-plywood with shining varnish. Look at the colors and the fine lines! One of the best! Enter the...