Romantic Patriotism on the Homefront
from a portfolio of illustrations by B. Wennerberg 'In der Heimat, In der Heimat ... '
Painter, commercial artist, graphic designer and illustrator, Brynolf (Bruno) Wennerberg was born in Otterstad (Sweden) in 1866. He studied art in Copenhagen, Munich and Paris, before settling in Munich. He produced work for several well-known German magazines such as 'Lustige Blaetter', 'Meggendorfer Blätter' and 'Simplicissimus'. In 1915 he designed a number of charmingly romantic patriotic illustrations for a series in 'Lustige Blaetter'. These were printed as postcards and were sold throughout the war. Larger sized copies of the same illustrations were also collected in a folio edition and sold as art prints suitable for framing.
The illustrations were both charmingly romantic and touchingly naive, the common theme being the cheerful tenacity of civilians on the home front, reverance and flirting admiration for German fighting men and loyalty and support given by their families and the populace in general..
Brynolf Wennerberg died in Bavaria in 1950.
From a Portfolio of Illustrations