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[Lefler, Heinrich] "Maria Auf Dem Berge," An Original Watercolor Painting for Sequel to Kling Klang Gloria

Lefler, Heinrich

221 x 310 mm, c. 1910. Superb watercolor illustration for a projected book of German Songs by one of the greatest Austrian illustration artists and pioneers in Jungendstil and decorative illustration of the Vienna Secession, Heinrich Lefler (1863-1919). The painting depicts snowbound scene near a bare tree with a woman hunched over a cradle in a bright blue cape and a man bending over in a green cape. There is an attractive ivy and berry design along all edges. This illustration has a very mystical, expressionistic quality, almost Munch-like. Matted on a larger sheet, with Windsor & Newton blindstamp at lower left. Signed (Lefler) and titled and pencil annotations in Lefler's hand at lower corners. There are crosshatch marks for proposed reproduction, and the verses depict songs suggesting this was most probably a proposed follow-up for the famed Kling Klang Gloria which included illustrations by Lefler's brother-in-law Joseph Urban. Fine condition.

Price: $8,500.00 Item #318

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[Lefler, Heinrich] "Maria Auf Dem Berge," An Original Watercolor Painting for Sequel to Kling Klang Gloria

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