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AUGUST ERXLEBEN
(1822 Karlsruhe - after 1867 in USA)
Study of a Tree
Graphite and brown wash, 216 by 263 mm
Condition: well preserved
Provenance: Private Collection near Munich
Erxleben was a draughtsman, painter and illustrator active in Munich
from 1859 until 1867. He depicted motives from the Black Forest for
the illustrated journal “Münchner Bilderbogen”. As this vivid study
shows, he was inspired by Alexander Calame (1810 – 1864). |
