Original drawing by Heinrich Kley
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Author: Kley, Heinrich
Title: Die Damen Asthet (The Lady Esthete)
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Date Published: Early 20th century
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Pen and ink drawing with watercolor wash. Approximately 22.5x33 cm (9x13") visible. Matted and framed under Plexiglas, overall 36x46.5 cm (14¼x18½").
A wonderful image of a clothier showing his wares to a trio of rather grotesque ladies. Signed at upper right. Heinrich Kley (1863-1945?) was a German illustrator, editorial illustrator and painter. Kley studied "practical arts" at the Karlsruhe Akademie and finished his studies in Munich. His early works were conventional portraits, landscapes, still-life, city scenes and historical paintings. Kley attained greater notoriety with his sometimes darkly humorous pen drawings, many appearing in periodical such as Jugend and Simplicissimus. Provenance: Butterfield & Butterfield Sale 3774P, March 12, 1987. The Collection of William Estler (label on rear).
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