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Ancher, Michael, Danish painter (1849-1927).
Autograph signature. Skagen, 10. VII. 1916.
Oblong 8vo (postcard). 1 page. Inscribed to the German dermatologist Alwin Scharlau. - A co-founder of the artists' group "Skagen Painters", Ancher is widely known for his paintings of fishermen and the Skagen scenery, combining realism with the notions of classical composition. - Self-addressed by the collector on the reverse. The Mecklenburg physician Scharlau (b. 1888) assembled a collection of artists' autographs by personal application.
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Angeli, Heinrich von, Austrian painter (1840-1925).
Autograph quotation signed. Vienna, 12. IV. 1911.
Oblong 8vo (postcard). ½ page. Inscribed to the German dermatologist Alwin Scharlau: "Komme mit Vergnügen Ihrem Wunsche nach […]". - After studying in Vienna, Düsseldorf and Munich, Angeli became one of the most important portraitists of European nobility and royalty, creating several portraits of Queen Victoria as well as of her daughter, his patron Victoria, Princess Royal. - Self-addressed by the collector on the reverse. The Mecklenburg physician Scharlau (b. 1888) assembled a collection of artists' autographs by personal application.
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Apol, Louis, Dutch painter (1850-1936).
Autograph signature. [Postmark: The Hague, 29 Aug. 1917].
Oblong 8vo (postcard). 1 page. Inscribed to the German dermatologist Alwin Scharlau. - One of the most prominent representatives of the Hague School, Apol specialized in winter landscapes, his impressions of an 1880 journey to Spitsbergen on the "SS Willem Barents" serving him as a rich source of inspiration. - Self-addressed by the collector on the reverse. The Mecklenburg physician Scharlau (b. 1888) assembled a collection of artists' autographs by personal application.
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Bachmann, Hans, Swiss painter and art teacher (1852-1917).
Autograph quotation signed. Luzern, [postmark: 4 Oct. 1917].
Oblong 8vo (postcard). 1 page. Inscribed to the German dermatologist Alwin Scharlau: "Der Zweck der Kunst ist nicht nur auffallen zu wollen! Die Kunst sollte wieder deutsch werden, dem Wesen u. Volksempfinden der b[r]eiten Schichten des deutschen Volkes entsprechen. Die Streber sind die verachtungswürdigsten u. schädlichsten Menschen, sie sind ein Hindernis für die Strebsamen, die doch wohl das Gute u. Wahre anstreben […]". - Starting with Rokoko interiors, Bachmann specialized in landscape and genre painting from the 1880s, his stays in the Swiss mountains, where he travelled to cure a lung ailment, inspiring many of his works. - Self-addressed by the collector on the reverse. The Mecklenburg physician Scharlau (b. 1888) assembled a collection of artists' autographs by personal application.
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Baer, Fritz, German painter (1850-1919).
Autograph quotation signed. Pasing, 9. VIII. 1917.
Oblong 8vo (postcard). 1 page. Inscribed to the German dermatologist Alwin Scharlau: "Kunst wird wohl das Letzte sein, wofür Bezugsscheine ausgegeben werden! […]". - Mostly self-taught and specializing in landscape painting, Baer was a member of the "Münchner Künstlergenossenschaft", the editor of their gazette until 1894, and their president in 1895, before joining the "Luitpold-Gruppe" in 1896. - Self-addressed by the collector on the reverse. The Mecklenburg physician Scharlau (b. 1888) assembled a collection of artists' autographs by personal application.
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Bahner, Hermann, German painter (1867-1938).
Autograph quotation signed. Oberursel, 1. X. 1917.
Oblong 8vo (postcard). 1 page. Inscribed to the German dermatologist Alwin Scharlau: "Höchstes ist nur durch Mühe und Fleiss zu erreichen! […]". - After travelling the Netherlands between 1888 and 1896, Bahner settled in Hesse in 1901 and applied himself to landscape painting, specializing in forest and town scenery. - Self-addressed by the collector on the reverse. The Mecklenburg physician Scharlau (b. 1888) assembled a collection of artists' autographs by personal application.
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Balmer, Wilhelm, Swiss painter (1865-1922).
Autograph postcard signed. Rörswil, 22. VIII. 1917.
Oblong 8vo. 1 page. Inscribed to the German dermatologist Alwin Scharlau: "Hochachtend grüsst Sie […]". - Balmer travelled Paris, the Netherlands, London and Rome before returning to Switzerland in 1892 to create portraits and several murals on the fronts of the Basel city hall, as well as the monumental "Landsgemeinde" fresco in the Bern Bundeshaus in collaboration with his friend Albert Welti (1862-1912). - Self-addressed by the collector on the reverse. The Mecklenburg physician Scharlau (b. 1888) assembled a collection of artists' autographs by personal application.
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Baluschek, Hans, German painter, graphic artist and writer (1870-1935).
Autograph signature. [Postmark: Berlin, 12 Sept. 1917]
Oblong 8vo (postcard). ½ page. Inscribed to the German dermatologist Alwin Scharlau. - Although best known for his illustrations of the popular 1919 children's book "Peterchens Mondfahrt", Baluschek was a member of the Berlin Secession and a prominent representative of German Critical Realism, his paintings centering on the working class of Berlin. - Traces of stamps. Self-addressed by the collector on the reverse. The Mecklenburg physician Scharlau (b. 1888) assembled a collection of artists' autographs by personal application.
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Bantzer, Carl, German painter, professor and art critic (1857-1941).
Autograph signature. Willingshausen, 6. VII. 1910.
Oblong 8vo (postcard). 1 page. Inscribed to the German dermatologist Alwin Scharlau. - Influenced by Impressionism, Bantzer was a member of the Willingshaus artists' colony (the Schwalm peasantry inspiring many of his works) and served as president of the Kassel Academy between 1918 and 1923. - Self-addressed by the collector on the reverse. The Mecklenburg physician Scharlau (b. 1888) assembled a collection of artists' autographs by personal application.
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Bartels, Hans von, German painter (1856-1913).
Autograph quotation signed. Munich, [postmark: 11 Sept. 1909.
Oblong 8vo (postcard). 1 page. Inscribed to the German dermatologist Alwin Scharlau: "'Rust baart lust' [...] Zurück auf eine alte Leidener Weis". - One of the leading German watercolourists, Bartels specialized in maritime scenery, excelling in storm scenes and motifs of fishing life, and was a pioneer of large-scale watercolours. - Self-addressed by the collector on the reverse. The Mecklenburg physician Scharlau (b. 1888) assembled a collection of artists' autographs by personal application.
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Barth, Carl Georg, German sculptor (born 1859).
Autograph postcard signed. Munich, 14. III. 1910.
Oblong 8vo. ½ page. Inscribed to the German dermatologist Alwin Scharlau: "Mit bestem Gruße […]". - After studying at the Munich Academy, Barth regularly exhibited his marble and bronze sculptures at the Munich annual exhibition, winning a Gold Medal in 1905. - Self-addressed by the collector on the reverse. The Mecklenburg physician Scharlau (b. 1888) assembled a collection of artists' autographs by personal application.
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Bartholdi, Frédéric-Auguste, Bildhauer (1834-1904).
Druck mit eigenh. U. [Paris], o. D.
1 Zeile. 12mo. Die Abbildung (55:88 mm) auf Untersatzkarton (64:106 mm) des Pariser Photoateliers Pierre Petit. Die Abbildung zeigt eine Graphik von Bartholdis berühmtestem Werk, der Freiheitsstatue auf Liberty Island, aus der Vogelperspektive. Bartholdi hatte ab 1875 an der Gestaltung und an Entwürfen der Freiheitsstatue gearbeitet, bis "Lady Liberty" schließlich 1886 vor Ort eingeweiht wurde.
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Bartholomé, Paul-Albert, French painter and sculptor (1848-1928).
Autograph signature. [Postmark: Vezelay, 23 July 1912].
Oblong 8vo (postcard). 1 page. Inscribed to the German dermatologist Alwin Scharlau. - Starting out as a painter, Bartholomé turned towards sculpture in 1887 when he created a stirring figure for his wife's grave, before creating his masterpiece, the cenotaph at Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris, on which he worked from 1889 to 1899. - Self-addressed by the collector on the reverse. The Mecklenburg physician Scharlau (b. 1888) assembled a collection of artists' autographs by personal application.
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Baum, Paul, German painter, draftsman and printmaker (1859-1932).
Autograph quotation signed. Neustadt, 7. X. 1917.
Oblong 8vo (postcard). 1 page. Inscribed to the German dermatologist Alwin Scharlau: "Aus Versehen war Ihre Karte in St. Anna ter Muiden liegen geblieben und erhalte ich dieselbe eben jetzt erst. Hiermit die gewünschte Unterschrift […]". - Starting out as an impressionist painter, Baum turned towards Pointillism from 1900, creating landscape paintings inspired by Flemish and Dutch scenery, and is considered one of the few prominent German artists of this style. - Self-addressed by the collector on the reverse. The Mecklenburg physician Scharlau (b. 1888) assembled a collection of artists' autographs by personal application.
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Bazzaro, Ernesto, Italian sculptor (1859-1937).
Autograph postcard signed. Milano, 30. XI. 1921.
Oblong 8vo. 1 page. Inscribed to the German dermatologist Alwin Scharlau: "Viele Grüße [...]". - Bazzaro applied himself to genre sculpture as well as monumental and sepulchral sculpture, obtaining important commissions including the monument to Giuseppe Garibaldi in Monza in 1886, and, twenty years later, the monument to Felice Cavallotti in Milan. - Tiny marginal tear; traces of a stamp. Self-addressed by the collector on the reverse. The Mecklenburg physician Scharlau (b. 1888) assembled a collection of artists' autographs by personal application.
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Becker, Benno, German painter and art critic (1860-1938).
Autograph signature. Munich, 7. XI. 1910.
Oblong 8vo (postcard). ½ page. Inscribed to the German dermatologist Alwin Scharlau. - Inspired by the scenery of East Prussia, Southern Germany and Tuscany, Becker specialized in landscape painting, was a co-founder of the Munich and Berlin Secessions, as well as a member of the German Künstlerbund, and a collector of artworks from the Far East. - Self-addressed by the collector on the reverse. The Mecklenburg physician Scharlau (b. 1888) assembled a collection of artists' autographs by personal application.
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Becker-Gundahl, Carl Johann, German muralist and draftsman (1856-1925).
Autograph quotation signed. [Postmark: Solln, 25 Aug. 1908].
Oblong 8vo (postcard). ½ page. Inscribed to Cora Scharlau, a relative of the German dermatologist Alwin Scharlau: "Etwas spät aber doch sendet Ihnen das Gewünschte […]". - One of the most successful German muralists of his time, Becker-Gundahl created monumental frescoes and mosaics in several Munich churches from 1900 onwards, was a co-founder of the Munich Secession, and taught drawing and monumental art at the Academy. - Self-addressed by the collector on the reverse. The Mecklenburg physician Scharlau (b. 1888) assembled a collection of artists' autographs by personal application.
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Behn, Fritz, German sculptor (1878-1970).
Autograph quotation signed. [Postmark: Munich, 21 March 1913].
Oblong 8vo (postcard). 1 page. Inscribed to the German dermatologist Alwin Scharlau: "Genügt Ihnen mein Name? […]". - A controversial figure due to his support of colonialism as well as the Nazi regime, Behn was appointed director of the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts in 1940 and is best known for his sculptures of African animals, inspired by his travels to German East Africa between 1907 and 1910. - Traces of stamps. Self-addressed by the collector on the reverse. The Mecklenburg physician Scharlau (b. 1888) assembled a collection of artists' autographs by personal application.
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Bernewitz, Carl Hans, German-Baltic sculptor (1858-1934).
Autograph quotation signed. Kassel, 16. IX. 1917.
Oblong 8vo (postcard). 1 page. Inscribed to the German dermatologist Alwin Scharlau: "Ich erlaube mir Ihrem Wunsche entsprechend mein Autogramm zu schicken […]". - Specializing in bronze sculptures, Bernewitz assisted his teacher, the sculptor Reinhold Begas (1813-1911), in several large commissions, including the Neptune fountain in Berlin, and was a teacher at the Kassel Kunsthochschule from 1908. - Some small ink spots. Self-addressed by the collector on the reverse. The Mecklenburg physician Scharlau (b. 1888) assembled a collection of artists' autographs by personal application.
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Berwald-Schwerin, Hugo, German sculptor (1863-1937).
Autograph signature. Berlin Wilmersdorf, 20. VIII. 1908.
Oblong 8vo (postcard). 1 page. Inscribed to the German dermatologist Alwin Scharlau. - Supported by the ducal court in Schwerin throughout his career, Berwald specialized in bronze or marble portrait busts and statues, his motifs including German royalty as well as religious themes; his masterpiece shows the Crucifixion. - Traces of a postmark; a few small ink spots. Self-addressed by the collector on the reverse. The Mecklenburg physician Scharlau (b. 1888) assembled a collection of artists' autographs by personal application.
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Best, Johann "Hans", German painter (1874-1942).
Autograph quotation signed. Munich, January 1914.
Oblong 8vo (postcard). 1 page. Inscribed to the German dermatologist Alwin Scharlau: "Im Besitze Ihrer frdl. Aufforderung beeile ich mich […] Alles Gute für 1914! […]". - An active member of the Munich Künstlergenossenschaft, Best applied himself to landscape and genre painting inspired by Bavarian country life. Many of his works, which frequently appeared on picture postcards, evidence a humoristic touch. - Self-addressed by the collector on the reverse. The Mecklenburg physician Scharlau (b. 1888) assembled a collection of artists' autographs by personal application.
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Björck, Gustaf Oscar, Swedish painter (1860-1929).
Autograph signature. [Postmark: Malmö, 26 Aug. 1914].
Oblong 8vo (postcard). ½ page. Inscribed to the German dermatologist Alwin Scharlau. - A co-founder of the artists' group "Skagen painters", Björck specialized in genre and portrait painting, was a professor at the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts from 1889, and Commissar for Art for several exhibitions in Sweden and London between 1897 and 1924. - Self-addressed by the collector on the reverse. The Mecklenburg physician Scharlau (b. 1888) assembled a collection of artists' autographs by personal application.
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Blanche, Jacques-Émile, French painter (1861-1942).
Autograph signature. London, 26. II. 1913.
Oblong 8vo (postcard). ½ page. Inscribed to the German dermatologist Alwin Scharlau. - Working in London and Paris, Blanche was a successful, mainly self-taught portraitist of European nobility. Among his sitters were André Gide, Jean Cocteau, and Igor Strawinsky. He left behind a rich archive of correspondence with contemporary writers and artists. - Corners slightly creased. Self-addressed by the collector. The Mecklenburg physician Scharlau (b. 1888) assembled a collection of artists' autographs by personal application.
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Blommers, Bernard, Dutch painter and lithographer (1845-1914).
Autograph signature. The Hague, [postmark: 18 March 1913].
Oblong 8vo (postcard). ½ page. Inscribed to the German dermatologist Alwin Scharlau. - A student of Jozef Israëls, Blommers is a prominent representative of the Hague School and created popular maritime genre paintings inspired by fishing and beach life, which were largely sought after by English speaking collectors during his lifetime. - Traces of stamps. Self-addressed by the collector on the reverse. The Mecklenburg physician Scharlau (b. 1888) assembled a collection of artists' autographs by personal application.
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Blos, Carl, German painter (1860-1941).
Autograph quotation signed. Munich, 10. XI. 1909.
Oblong 8vo (postcard). 1 page. Inscribed to the German dermatologist Alwin Scharlau: "Ihre Karte v. 31. Aug. hatte sich ganz heimtückisch verborgen u. kam erst heute wieder zum Vorschein […]". - Applying himself to genre and landscape painting as well as to portraiture, Blos was a member of the artists' association "Luitpold-Gruppe" and was appointed a professor at the Munich Academy of Arts in 1902. - Self-addressed by the collector on the reverse. The Mecklenburg physician Scharlau (b. 1888) assembled a collection of artists' autographs by personal application.
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Bochmann, Gregor von, Baltic-German painter (1850-1930).
Autograph drawing signed. Düsseldorf, [postmark: 9 Jan. 1910].
Oblong 8vo (postcard). 1 page. Inscribed to the German dermatologist Alwin Scharlau, the pen-and-ink drawing, titled "Arendsee in Mecklenburg", shows a rural road with a departing horse carriage and a barn. - Inspired by trips to Belgium, Holland and his native Estonia, Bochmann was an award-winning landscape and genre painter and the founder of the "Freie Vereinigung Düsseldorfer Künstler", one of the earliest secessionist movements, in 1891. - Self-addressed by the collector on the reverse. The Mecklenburg physician Scharlau (b. 1888) assembled a collection of artists' autographs by personal application.
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Boehme, Karl Theodor, German painter (1866-1939).
Autograph signature. Karlsruhe, 4. VII. 1916.
Oblong 8vo (postcard). ½ page. Inscribed to the German dermatologist Alwin Scharlau. - Applying himself to marine and lanscape painting, Boehme made extensive study visits to Norway, Italy, and France between 1888 and 1925, specialized in depicting rocky coastal areas often lacking any sign of civilization, and created his most popular paintings on the Capri coast. - Traces of a postmark. Self-addressed by the collector on the reverse. The Mecklenburg physician Scharlau (b. 1888) assembled a collection of artists' autographs by personal application.
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Boeltzig, Reinhold, German sculptor (1863-1941).
Autograph quotation signed. Steglitz, July 1914.
8vo (postcard). 1 page. Inscribed to the German dermatologist Alwin Scharlau: "Alles sei der Künstler eher | Als ein bloßer Geldverdiener! | Ihn erfreu der Menschen Gunst | Und der Ruhm als Lohn der Kunst | Bei verwandten feinen Seelen, | Und ich glaub zu diesen zählen | Sie, mein billiger Medizäer | Sie, mein teurer Mediziner! […]". - Joining the Royal School of Art in Berlin at age 14, Boeltzig worked as a journalist, editor and translator before acquiring several fellowships which allowed him to join the Berlin Academy of Arts in 1896, where he worked in a students' workshop from 1904 and was appointed Professor in 1930. - 2 ink stains affecting the first two lines. Self-addressed by the collector on the reverse. The Mecklenburg physician Scharlau (b. 1888) assembled a collection of artists' autographs by personal application.
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Boermel, Eugen, German sculptor (1858-1932).
Autograph signature. Grunewald-Berlin, 6. IV. 1909.
Oblong 8vo (postcard). 1 page. Inscribed to the German dermatologist Alwin Scharlau. - A student of the sculptor Reinhold Begas, and an assistant of Otto Lessing, Boermel made a name for himself in 1900 by creating a monument of Emperor Sigismund for the Berlin Siegesallee, a work inspiring further monumental sculptures, including an equestrian statue of Kaiser Wilhelm I in Danzig. - Self-addressed by the collector on the reverse. The Mecklenburg physician Scharlau (b. 1888) assembled a collection of artists' autographs by personal application.
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Boese, Johannes, German sculptor (1856-1917).
Autograph signature. [Postmark: Berlin, 6 April 1909].
Oblong 8vo (postcard). 1 page. Inscribed to the German dermatologist Alwin Scharlau. - A sculptor of moderate Naturalism and a teacher at the Berlin Academy of Arts, Boese is widely known for his monument on the Berlin Siegesallee, showing Albert II, Margrave of Brandenburg, as well as for his 1888 war memorial at the Columbiadamm cemetery in Berlin. - Self-addressed by the collector on the reverse. The Mecklenburg physician Scharlau (b. 1888) assembled a collection of artists' autographs by personal application.
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Bohrdt, Hans, German painter (1857-1945).
Autograph quotation signed. Dahlem, [postmark: 12 May 1908].
Oblong 8vo (postcard). 1 page. Inscribed to the German dermatologist Alwin Scharlau: "Für Ihre Autographen Sammlung [...]". - A self-taught marine painter, Bohrdt's work was funded by Kaiser Wilhelm II, whom he frequently joined on his trips to the Northern Sea and the Mediterranean. His most fruitful creative period ranged from the 1890s to the end of the First World War, when he was active both as a painter, and as an illustrator of books, newspapers and postcards. - Self-addressed by the collector on the reverse. The Mecklenburg physician Scharlau (b. 1888) assembled a collection of artists' autographs by personal application.
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Bonnat, Léon Joseph Florentin, French painter (1833-1922).
Autograph signature. Paris, 12. VII. 1913.
Oblong 8vo (postcard). ½ page. Inscribed to the German dermatologist Alwin Scharlau. - Best known for his portraits of important figures including Adolphe Thiers, Victor Hugo, and Jules Grévy, Bonnat also created powerful religious and historical paintings. His 1874 depiction of the Crucifixion was rejected by the public as well as art critics for its naturalistic, almost expressionist style. - Self-addressed by the collector. The Mecklenburg physician Scharlau (b. 1888) assembled a collection of artists' autographs by personal application.
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Bouché, Karl de, German glass painter (1845-1920).
Autograph signature. Munich, 4. VII. 1916.
Oblong 8vo (postcard). 1 page. Inscribed to the German dermatologist Alwin Scharlau. - Starting out as a landscape and genre painter, Bouché founded his own studio for glass painting in Munich in 1873 and went on to create many windows for churches as well as secular buildings, and was commissioned with the restoration of the glass paintings in the Regensburg cathedral by the Bavarian government. - Self-addressed by the collector on the reverse. The Mecklenburg physician Scharlau (b. 1888) assembled a collection of artists' autographs by personal application.
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Bracht, Eugen, German painter (1842-1921).
Autograph quotation signed. Kalterherberg, [postmark: 24 Sept. 1909].
Oblong 8vo (postcard). ½ page. Inscribed to the German dermatologist Alwin Scharlau: "von der Studienreise ins Hohe Venn 1909 [...]". - A late romanticist painter, Bracht applied himself to landscape painting, creating moody heath and coastal scenes in Northern Germany as well as orientalist landscapes inspired by his 1880 and 1881 visit to Syria, Palestine and Egypt before turning towards Impressionism around 1900. His painting "The Shore of Oblivion" ranks as one of the most recognizable and best-known works of Symbolism. - Self-addressed by the collector on the reverse. The Mecklenburg physician Scharlau (b. 1888) assembled a collection of artists' autographs by personal application.
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Brandenburg, Martin, German painter, draftsman and graphic artist (1870-1919).
Autograph quotation signed. Berlin, 23. V. 1914.
Oblong 8vo (postcard). 1 page. Inscribed to the German dermatologist Alwin Scharlau: "'Trunken müssen wir alle sein' […]". - Best known for his impressionist landscapes filled with fantastical figures, Brandenburg became a member of the secessionist group "Vereinigung der XI" in 1897, joined the Berlin Secession the following year, and went on to teach at the "Studienatelier für Malerei und Plastik" in Berlin from 1908 to 1918. - Traces of a postmark; some small ink spots. Self-addressed by the collector on the reverse. The Mecklenburg physician Scharlau (b. 1888) assembled a collection of artists' autographs by personal application.
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Brandis, August, German painter (1859-1947).
Autograph signature. [Postmark: Aachen, 24 July 1912].
Oblong 8vo (postcard). ½ page. Inscribed to the German dermatologist Alwin Scharlau. - The most prominent interior painter of German Impressionism, Brandis joined the Dachau artists' colony in 1900 and was appointed a teacher at the faculty of architecture at the Aachen Technical University in 1909, depicting the cathedral of Aachen in several of his works. - Traces of a postmark. Self-addressed by the collector on the reverse. The Mecklenburg physician Scharlau (b. 1888) assembled a collection of artists' autographs by personal application.
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Braun, Louis, German painter (1836-1916).
Autograph quotation signed. Munich, 7. XI. 1910.
Oblong 8vo (postcard). 1 page. Inscribed to the German dermatologist Alwin Scharlau: "Ihrem Wunsche zufolge anbei mein Wahlspruch und mein Name | Per aspera ad astra! […]". - Specializing in military paintings, Braun accompanied the Austrian army during the 1864 Danish War, as well as the German army in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870 and 1871, and created paintings of battle scenes as well as monumental panoramas, including the popular "Battle of Sedan", measuring 122 meters. - Self-addressed by the collector on the reverse. The Mecklenburg physician Scharlau (b. 1888) assembled a collection of artists' autographs by personal application.
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Bredt, Ferdinand Max, German painter (1860-1921).
Autograph signature. [Postmark: Bahnpost, 9 Sept. 1917].
Oblong 8vo (postcard). 1 page. Inscribed to the German dermatologist Alwin Scharlau. - Inspired by his trips to Italy, Greece, Turkey and Tunisia, Bredt applied himself to Orientalism, painting harem scenes and odalisques as well as landscapes, and co-founded the Munich Secession in 1892. - Self-addressed by the collector on the reverse. The Mecklenburg physician Scharlau (b. 1888) assembled a collection of artists' autographs by personal application.
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Breitner, George Hendrik, Dutch painter and photographer (1857-1923).
Autograph signature. [Postmark: Amsterdam, 1 May 1911].
Oblong 8vo (postcard). ½ page. Inscribed to the German dermatologist Alwin Scharlau. - An important figure of Amsterdam Impressionism, Breitner created popular city views, specializing in street scenes and harbours. Around 1889 he discovered photography as a means of documenting street life and atmospheric effects. - With 2 small postal stamps. Self-addressed by the collector on the reverse. The Mecklenburg physician Scharlau (b. 1888) assembled a collection of artists' autographs by personal application.
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Breuer, Peter, German sculptor (1856-1930).
Autograph signature. [Postmark: Charlottenburg, 14 March 1918].
Oblong 8vo (postcard). ½ page. Inscribed to the German dermatologist Alwin Scharlau. - A pioneer of Modern Art at the Berlin school of sculpture, Breuer taught at the Berlin-Charlottenburg Academy from 1896 onwards and was awarded gold medals at the "Große Berliner Kunstaustellung" in 1894 and 1897. - Traces of a postage stamp. Self-addressed by the collector on the reverse. The Mecklenburg physician Scharlau (b. 1888) assembled a collection of artists' autographs by personal application.
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Breyer, Robert, German painter and draftsman (1866-1941).
Autograph signature. [Postmark: Berlin, 20 March 1913].
Oblong 8vo (postcard). ½ page. Inscribed to the German dermatologist Alwin Scharlau. - A student of the painter Wilhelm von Dietz (1839-1907), Breyer worked in Munich, Seeon and Berlin and taught at the Academy of Fine Arts in Stuttgart from 1914 to 1933. - Some small ink spots. Self-addressed by the collector on the reverse. The Mecklenburg physician Scharlau (b. 1888) assembled a collection of artists' autographs by personal application.
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Brindisi, Remo, Italian painter (1918-1996).
Autograph letter signed and autograph book inscription signed. In Italian. Salzburg and n. p., 17 and 21 March 1956.
4to. 1 p. Inscription in: G. Renato, Remo Brindisi (Milano: Edizioni del Centro culturale di San Fedele, 1955), 4 lines. Together with a typed "biographical note" on Renato Brindisi dated 13 March 1956. To the Austrian art historian Franz Fuhrmann, thanking him for several days spent in Salzburg and expressing his awe of the "incomparable beauty of nature and human creations" in the city. - Brindisi had an exhibition at Galerie Welz in March 1956 that was opened with a presentation by Franz Fuhrmann. During his stay he met the expressionist painter Oskar Kokoschka, who influenced his later work. Inspired by the beauty and history of the city, Brindisi painted "Salzburg - Mozartplatz" in 1956. - The inscription was written to thank Fuhrmann for his presentation. The "biographical note" in German with its added underlinings and annotations probably served Fuhrmann for his presentation. - Well preserved.
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Brockhusen, Theo von, German painter, etcher and draftsman (1882-1919).
Autograph signature. Berlin, 16. III. 1919.
Oblong 8vo (postcard). 1 page. In pencil. Inscribed to the German dermatologist Alwin Scharlau. - Joining the Berlin Secession in 1906, Brockhusen mostly created impressionist landscape paintings inspired by the dunes and beaches of the Belgian and Dutch coasts as well as Brandenburg scenery, and attempted to imitate van Gogh's use of bright colours and expressive brushwork. - Self-addressed by the collector on the reverse. The Mecklenburg physician Scharlau (b. 1888) assembled a collection of artists' autographs by personal application.
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Brütt, Ferdinand, German painter (1849-1936).
Autograph postcard signed. Kronberg im Taunus, 6. IX. 1919.
Oblong 8vo (postcard). 1 page. Inscribed to the German dermatologist Alwin Scharlau. - Following his teacher Alfred Baur to Düsseldorf in 1876, Brütt specialized in painting large crowds in urban or indoor settings, especially courtrooms, worked in Kronberg between 1898 and 1920, where he joined the Kronberg painters' colony, and created large landscape paintings. - Self-addressed by the collector on the reverse. The Mecklenburg physician Scharlau (b. 1888) assembled a collection of artists' autographs by personal application.
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Brunow, Carl Ludwig Friedrich, German sculptor (1843-1913).
Autograph quotation signed. Berlin, 8. I. 1910.
Oblong 8vo (postcard). 1 page. Inscribed to the German dermatologist Alwin Scharlau: "Komme gerne Ihrem Wunsche nach […]". - An artist of Neo-Baroque style, Brunow studied at the Prussian Academy of Art, assisted the sculptors Rudolf Siemering and Christan Genschow in 1871 and 1873, and won a medal at the 1876 Centennial International Exhibition in Philadelphia. - Traces of a postmark. Self-addressed by the collector on the reverse. The Mecklenburg physician Scharlau (b. 1888) assembled a collection of artists' autographs by personal application.
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Burger, Fritz, German painter (1876-1927).
Autograph quotation signed. Zehlendorf, 24. VII. 1917.
Oblong 8vo (postcard). 1 page. Inscribed to the German dermatologist Alwin Scharlau: "Erfülle hiemit gerne Ihren Wunsch! […]". - Born in Munich as the son of the engraver Johann Burger, Fritz Burger studied at the Munich Academy of Fine Arts and spent several years in Paris and Basel before returning to Germany, where he specialized in portrait painting. - Self-addressed by the collector on the reverse. The Mecklenburg physician Scharlau (b. 1888) assembled a collection of artists' autographs by personal application.
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Busch, Georg, German sculptor (1862-1943).
Autograph quotation signed. Munich, 11. IX. 1917.
Oblong 8vo (postcard). 1 page. Inscribed to the German dermatologist Alwin Scharlau: "Ich komme gerne Ihrem Wunsche nach und verbinde damit die Empfehlung der Monographien 'Die Kunst dem Volke' der allgemeinen Vereinigung für christliche Kunst, die ich ins Leben gerufen habe und redigiere, sie werden sicher Ihren Beifall finden […]". - Starting out in his father's altar building workshop in Groß-Steinheim, Busch went on to work as a freelance artist in Munich, working with bronze, stone and wood, and applying himself to Christian motifs. His oeuvre included monuments for bishops, altars, Stations of the Cross, war memorials and tombs. - Traces of a small round stamp. Self-addressed by the collector on the reverse. The Mecklenburg physician Scharlau (b. 1888) assembled a collection of artists' autographs by personal application.
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Buttersack, Bernhard, German painter (1858-1925).
Autograph quotation signed. Icking im Isartal, 7. IX. 1917.
Oblong 8vo (postcard). 1 page. Inscribed to the German dermatologist Alwin Scharlau: "Ew. Hochwohlgeboren, erfülle ich hiemit die ausgesprochene Bitte. Wer Geduld sagt, sagt Mut, Ausdauer Kraft […]". - A landscape painter and founding member of the Munich Secession, Buttersack moved to the scenically inspiring Dachau Moos in 1889, where he settled in Haimhausen four years later and founded the Haimhausen artists' colony before moving to Icking in 1914. - Traces of a postmark. Self-addressed by the collector on the reverse. The Mecklenburg physician Scharlau (b. 1888) assembled a collection of artists' autographs by personal application.
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Cairati, Gerolamo, Italian painter (1860-1943).
Autograph quotation signed. Munich, 18. IX. 1917.
Oblong 8vo (postcard). 1 page. Inscribed to the German dermatologist Alwin Scharlau: "Komme sehr gerne Ihrem Wunsche entgegen und zeichne mit ausgezeichneter Hochachtung […]". - Born in Trieste, Cairati studied architecture in Milan and moved to Munich in 1894, where he served as president of the Dante Alighieri Society for many years and created still lifes and Italian city views before applying himself to motifs of local scenery and architecture. - Traces of postmarks. Self-addressed by the collector on the reverse. The Mecklenburg physician Scharlau (b. 1888) assembled a collection of artists' autographs by personal application.
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Canal, Gilbert von, Austrian painter (1849-1927).
Autograph signature. Munich, 15. III. 1911.
Oblong 8vo (postcard). 1 page. Inscribed to the German dermatologist Alwin Scharlau. - Trained at the Vienna Academy of Arts, Canal lived in Düsseldorf between 1878 and 1895, was a member of the local artists' association "Malkasten", and specialized in landscape and marine painting, creating atmospheric views of historical towns, villages, castles and mills, as well as riverscapes and coastal scenery. - Corners a little creased; traces of a postmark. Self-addressed by the collector on the reverse. The Mecklenburg physician Scharlau (b. 1888) assembled a collection of artists' autographs by personal application.
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