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Benediktbeuren. Panorama des Bayer. Hochgebirges. Original Aufnahms Scizze. Benediktbeuren, 19th century. Fine original drawing in pencil and watercolours, showing the mountains of Benediktbeuren in Bavaria, with number N 1 in the sky. c. 20 x 27,4 cm. (# 5810)

As described in our Catalogue 184, Bayerische Ansichten, Karten, Pläne und Flugblätter (München, 1935). - Fold in left lower corner, right margin strengthened.

Biedermeier Kunstbillet. Basket with flowers in many colours, with text "Mit Blumen will ich Dir Den Lebensweg bestreuen Und alle meine Tage In Liebe nur Dir weihen." (Wien, ca. 1840). Magnificent hand-made decorated card: collage of a painting in gouache on white silk within a gold-embossed paper border; when folded back the printed text underneath can be viewed, which is pasted on white silk-gauze; surrounded by a frame of silver dentelles and gold embossed paper. 92 x 117 mm. (# 5676)

Magnificent specimen of this typical Viennese art-product. This kind of greeting cards, all unique pieces, where made as gifts for friends and lovers. From ca. 1815 until 1840 the engraver Joseph Endletsberger and his circle in Vienna, produced this kind of beautiful greeting cards, birthday cards, new-year's cards. These Biedermeier Kunstbillets are known as the aristocrats of the congratulation card. At the time of their production, they were already very expensive, 2 to 5 guilders a piece, which was then a lot of money. As they are made of very fragile material, well preserved cards have become very rare nowadays. Cf. Pazaurek, Biedermeier-Wünsche. - Very well preserved.

Bier Zeitung 12. October 1874. 1874. Nice humoristic drawing in pen and black ink on paper, showing a procession of men with a large coffee-kettle, some men holding a coffee cup, one with a coffeemill; in front to the left a man kneading dough for Brezel's, to the right three men playing at dice, one smoking, to the right a standing men with a glass of beer; 3 dogs, 2 devouring a cat. ca. 21,7 x 27,7 cm. (# 5805)

Probably designed for a Munich (Münchner) periodical on beer. - Pasted on cardboard, lightly browned, 2 white stains in blank margin.

Goltzius, Hendrik (Mülbracht 1558-Haarlem 1617). Spes/Hope, seated whole-length, sitting on a large anchor and with two putti holding a wreath over her head. Anonymous German drawing in red chalk of the first half of the 18th century, copying an engraving of 1601, by Jan Saenredam (Zaandam c. 1565-Assendelft 1607) after a design by Hendrik Goltzius. On paper with watermark of an unicorn with chain. 34,5 x 21,5 cm. (# 5855)

Fine drawing of the female personification of Hope, one of the Cardinal Virtues. For the engraving by Jan Saenredam after Hendrik Goltzius, see Hollstein XXIII, 36 No. 42 and Bartsch III. 246, No. 82. - Light stain in upper left corner and lower right corner.

Indian miniature, showing a kneeling lady at breakfast. 17th century. Very fine drawing in watercolour in various colours and highthened with gold. ca. 14,5 x 9,8 cm. Framed under glass. (# 2246)

Indian drawing of great refinement. - Tiny repair.

Kleiber, M. Burg Ruine Fragenstein bei Zirl Tyrol. (Austria, probably 19th century). Nice oval drawing on thick paper, in pencil and green and white colour, signed M.K., with signature Prof. M. Kleiber. c. 8 x 10,4 cm. (# 5811)

Lütgendorff-Leinburg, Leo (1856-1937). Albertus Magnus. Fine aquarelle on paper, showing Albertus Magnus reading at his writing desk in a monastic library. ca. 28 x 21,2 cm. (# 5806)

Thieme-Becker XXIII, 451. Old attribution. (Willibald) Leo Freiherr von Lütgendorff - Leinburg (Augsburg 1856 - Weimar 1937) was a history- and genre-painter, and art historian. He studied art in München and Wien, made ceiling paintings for the Theatre in Pressburg (now Bratislava), and worked from 1901 in Lübeck, also as director of the Dom-Museum. The great medieval theologian Albertus Magnus was born in Lauingen ca. 1200, he died in Cologne 1280.

Vautier, Otto (Düsseldorf 1863-Genève 1919). Half nude standing woman and sitting man in a bedroom. Before 1905. Watercolour on thick paper. The woman leans against a bed, the man is sitting in front of a window, underneath in pencil "No. 3". At the reverse side a drawing in black chalk, showing several figures, at bottom name "Otto Vautier". 25,5 x 33,3 cm. (# 5843)

Otto Vautier worked first in Germany in München, Dachau, and Überlingen, from 1890-92 in Paris, and then in Switzerland, first in Wallis and from 1906 in Genève. He is especially known for his fine paintings and drawings of women. See on him Thieme-Becker XXXIV, 142-143. - On verso collector's stamp of Victor Sieger (Wien 1843-Wien 1905), with number 522. Sieger worked as a painter in München, his collection was sold in München in 1905 (Lugt No. 2377).