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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.

M i s s i o n S t a t e m e n t: “The era of German Wall Figures (1930s to 1970s) has almost been forgotten, even in Germany, where 99% of the Fairy Tale Wood Pictures were produced. I am working on preserving the beauty of this era on the World Wide Web.

Christiane Dietz

PHOTO OF THE MONTH The Fairy Tale Wood Plaques Christmas Tree 🎄😃

Corona Christmas 2020. Photo by courtesy of Martina from Bavaria.
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Gallery

Here you find all pictures of this website (more than 1000). The newest ones always appear on top!
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1. Early Hellerkunst

Here you'll find Hellerkunst wall figures of the 1930s and 1940s.
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2. Late Hellerkunst

Here you'll find Hellerkunst products from the 1950s onwards.
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3. Early Mertens-Kunst

Here you'll find Mertens-Kunst wall figures from the 1930s and 1940s.
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4. Late Mertens-Kunst

Here you'll find Mertens-Kunst products from the 1950s to 1980s.
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5. Early RAVI-Kunst

RAVI-Kunst was a 1940ies to 1970ies manufacturer of German Wall Figures located in Hamburg, in the north of Germany. Besides...
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6. Late RAVI-Kunst

RAVI-Kunst was a 1940ies to 1970ies manufacturer of German Wall Figures located in Hamburg, in the north of Germany. Besides...
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7. Munchner-Kunst + Original Bergischer Engel

Muenchner-Kunst produced from the 1930s to the 1960s. The manufacturer Original Bergischer Engel produced from the 1940s to 1960s.
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9. Other Manufacturers

Here you'll find those producers of German Wall Figure that were not mentioned before, from the 1920s to the 1960.
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8. Ore Mountains / GDR + Grossmann

The German Democratic Republic existed from 1949-1990. It was also called East Germany at that time. They produced a lot...
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10. Unknown Manufacturers

I don't know the name of the producers here. Who can help? Please klick on "Contact" in the menu!
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11. Hobby: Graupner

Hobby-Art / at home craft applies to the thousands of boys and girls and sometimes their parents, too, who produced...
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12. Hobby: Dullien + Pebaro

Here you'll find German fretwork craft templates and wood pictures by Dullien, MK-Hobby and Pebaro. Pebaro does still exist (www.pebaro.de)...
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13. Hobby: Others

Here you'll more fretwork like Vobach, Hartmann, Signo and others. They all provided paper or plywood templates for craft lovers....
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14. Ebay Shop+Book

My Ebay Shop is called maerchenholzbilder. That’s the German word for Fairy Tale Wood Pictures. You’ll see all hundreds of...
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Rothenburg ob der Tauber: The Post War Story of Hedi Duell (1904 to 1982) ❒

Just after the Second World War Hedi Duell had to earn money to support her two little sons Willi and...
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Original and Copy: Little Red Riding Hood by Mertens-Kunst and Edelholz Freiberg

Left: The original version by Mertens-Kunst (1940s). Right: The copy by Edelholz Freiberg, GDR (1950s) (Fairy Tale Wood Picture Handicraft...
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Hellerkunst (Magda Heller) | 1940s | 40cm | Kindergarten Clock with Kid’s Routine

Hundreds of children learned reading the time with it. It hang for many centuries in the Kindergarten Koeln Ehrenfeld. Details:...
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Five Decades of History: Little Red Riding Hood with Wolf

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...
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Five Decades of History: Little Red Riding Hood with Wolf

Top left: 1930s Hellerkunst, hand-painted on 3mm-plywood. Top right: Early 1940s unknown producer, hand-painted on plywood. Bottom left: 1960s Graupner...
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1940s Arnheim Collection: Christening Gifts of a Soldier Father

These wood pictures belong to the Arnheim (Netherlands) Collection a German soldier sent to his children back home in 1942....
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Five Different German Currencies in the 20th Century: Which Currency is Wanted on the Back?

Knowing the currency of vintage pricing in the USA is easy, because the USA has always had the dollar. Germany...
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Dresden Folk Art Museum: Which of these are Hellerkunst?

Most of these wall figures are Hellerkunst, 4 are by other producers. Sorry about the missing translation, but this is...
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1930s Princess and Swineherd: The Helpful Pencil Lines show the Technique!

There is much paint wear so we can see the pencil lines. Hand-painted on 3mm-plywood.
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The Most Endearing Dedication: “For my Rainer over his Nursery Bed…”

"For my Reiner over his nursery bed from your granny." [sic] That's the translation, and yes, there really are three...
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1940s Hellerkunst: Beautiful Snow White Display by Elisabeth (USA)

A typical question about wall figures is: "What do you do with them?" Well, it’s in the name, you just...
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1940s Fairy in the New Millennium

Hand-painted on wood with varnish. It is most likely a copy of the original Hellerkunst Fairy on a Leaf. Only...
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1950s Mertens-Kunst in New Millennium

The fine face features, the hair style, the yellow bodice with the wide dot dress - this is one of...
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Birthday Present 1954: Mannheim Kindergarten St.Alfonshaus

Hobby Fretwork Craft after the Hellerkunst original which was designed 20 years earlier.
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