Erler, Fritz

(12/15/1868 Frankenstein-7/11/1940 Munich) (Germany)

   Painter, commercial artist, fresco painter, illustrator, and interior designer. Studied at the Kun-stschule in Breslau under A. Brauer, the Pinakothek in Munich, and the Academie Julian in Paris. Generally considered a Symbolist, in 1926 he exhibited a portfolio of 24 prints entitled "The holy Pria-pus," depicting the ithyphallic deity of antiquity in various scenes.

   Reproductions: Portfolio Holy Pri-apus; 1926; etchings; Weiermair, 1995: pp. 144-145 / Naomi, 2000: p. 98 / Dopp, 2000: p. 204 [C].

   [b]Source: Benezit, vol. 5: p. 259; DoA vol. 10: p. 463; ThB X 1914: p. 607.