Cartoonist Martin Perscheid died on July 31st at the age of 55. “We are infinitely sad …”, writes his publisher.
Martin Perscheid (1966-2021) died on Saturday (July 31st) at the age of 55. “We mourn the loss of our cartoonist and friend Martin Perscheid, who in the end lost the fight against cancer,” says the Lappan Verlag obituary. “We are infinitely sad …” ,.
Successful since the 1990s
In 1995, the native of North Rhine-Westphalia (Wessling) published his first book, the ad says. He created more than 4,300 cartoons under the title “Perscheid’s abysses”. Above all, the publisher raves about it: “His fearlessness of looking into the human abyss of sexism, racism, ignorance, corruption and stupidity and the way he captured all of this with biting mockery and raven-black humor in cartoons was unique.”
“Monument to the Unknown Idiot”
In the obituary notice, the Caricatura Gallery in Kassel also refers to the many awards with which “one of the most important cartoonists of our time” was honored: “Max & Moritz Prize” (2002) for the best German comic series, third place in the ” German Cartoon Award “(2006) and third place in the” German Cartoon Award “(2018). In addition, he was awarded the culture plaque of the city of Wesseling in 2004.
And the Caricatura honored him in 2016 with the “Monument to the Unknown Idiot”, which has since stood on the canopy of the Caricatura at the Kassel KulturBahnhof. A black and white photo of Martin Perscheid and the memorial can be seen on the side.
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