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FRANZ KOBELL (1749 Munich 1822)

Witches place close to Saverne (Alsace)

Verso: „Neuweiler“ (Alsace), inscription by the artist in graphite at the top right;
Brush in diverse modifications of brown, partly visible preliminary drawing in graphite, 221 x 182 mm, partly visible dated watermark: “179…J. WHAT (-MAN)

Conservation: fresh in colour (not faded)

An example of the spontaneously executed brush drawings Kobell was famous for, and a very early example of the romantic topic with persons standing at the edge of a cliff in front of a sweeping countryside.

Reproductions and descriptions are copyright protected and may not be used without permission.  © Ralph Rüdiger Haugwitz 2013