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Schmitt, Balthasar, German sculptor and medallist (1858-1942).
Autograph signature. [Postmark: Munich, 3 April 1911].
Oblong 8vo (postcard). ¼ page. Inscribed to the German dermatologist Alwin Scharlau. - After spending some time studying in Rome, Schmitt settled in Munich in the 1880s, where he operated a studio with his colleague Thomas Buscher (1860-1937) and received numerous commissions, mainly for sacred art as well as for fountains, funerary monuments and war memorials. - Several small ink spots; postmark on verso slightly showing through. 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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Schmitzberger, Josef, German painter (1851-1936).
Autograph quotation signed. Munich, 23. IX. 1912.
Oblong 8vo (postcard). 1 page. Inscribed to the German dermatologist Alwin Scharlau: "Ihrem Wunsche entsprechend, übersende ich Ihnen hiemit die Karte [...]". - Studying at the Munich Academy from 1868, Schmitzberger advanced to a popular painter of hunting motifs, animals and landscapes, published many of his works in the magazine "Gartenlaube", and decorated the ceiling of a salon in Herrenchiemsee Palace with animal themes. - Some tiny 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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Schmoll von Eisenwerth, Karl, German-Austrian painter and graphic artist (1879-1948).
Autograph quotation signed. "Zeitung der 10. Armee, Deutsche Feldpost 671", 27. IX. 1917.
Oblong 8vo (postcard). 1 page. Inscribed to the German dermatologist Alwin Scharlau: "Ihrem Wunsche entsprechend bestätige ich Ihnen hiermit den Empfang Ihrer Postkarte und zeichne [...]". - Studying at the Munich Academy, Schmoll painted in Art Nouveau style. He worked in Dachau, Burhausen and Chiemsee and was appointed professor for ornamental and figural painting, watercolour painting and decorative design at the Stuttgart Technical University in 1907. - A few small creases near corners. 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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Schmuz-Baudiß, Theo, German painter and ceramicist (1859-1942).
Autograph signature. Charlottenburg, 2. IX. 1908.
Oblong 8vo (postcard). ½ page. Inscribed to the German dermatologist Alwin Scharlau. - As a painter, Schmuz-Baudiß was influenced by romantic historical painting as well as Impressionism and preferred Japanese themes, while as a ceramicist he worked in the Art Nouveau style and created numerous objects d'art for the Royal Porcelain Factory, including the 40-part set "Ceres" issued on the occasion of the 150-year anniversary of the factory in 1913. - Faint 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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Schnars-Alquist, Hugo, German painter (1855-1939).
Autograph quotation signed. Hamburg, 17. XII. 1910.
Oblong 8vo (postcard). 1 page. Inscribed to the German dermatologist Alwin Scharlau: "Möchten Verständnis und Liebe für die gewaltige Natur der Meere im deutschen Vaterland zunehmen [...]". - A popular marine painter and co-founder of the artists' association "Vereinigung der XI" in 1891, Schnars-Alquist was inspired by his voyages to the Americas, Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand and Ceylon as well as to Northern and Southern Europe, which allowed him to experience and atmospherically depict the sea at any time of the year. - A few small brown stains; postal stamp on verso showing through. 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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Schott, Walter, German sculptor and medalist (1861-1938).
Autograph signature. Ilsenburg, 20. VIII. 1908.
Oblong 8vo (postcard). 1 page. Inscribed to the German dermatologist Alwin Scharlau. - After studying at the Berlin Academy, Schott worked as a freelance artist in Berlin from 1885 onwards. Frequently commissioned by German Emperor Wilhelm II, he created numerous monuments in the Neo-Baroque and Art Nouveau style, the sculpture "Die Kugelspielerin" in Düsseldorf constituting his best-known work. - 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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Schramm-Zittau, Rudolf, German painter (1874-1950).
Autograph signature. [Postmark: Munich, 25 Nov. 1910].
Oblong 8vo (postcard). ½ page. Inscribed to the German dermatologist Alwin Scharlau. - A late impressionist painter, Schramm-Zittau specialized in painting towns and animals, his preferred motifs including waterfowl and horses as well as Munich genre scenes. He was appointed professor for animal and landscape painting at the Dresden Academy in 1934. - Traces of an angular fold; a few tiny 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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Schrödl, Norbert, German painter (1842-1912).
Autograph signature. Kronberg, 9. XI. 1910.
Oblong 8vo (postcard). 1 page. Inscribed to the German dermatologist Alwin Scharlau. - A successful artist living in Paris from 1863, where he was fostered by the art patron Duke Charles Tascher de la Pagerie (1811-69), Schrödl moved to Berlin in 1868 and advanced to a popular portraitist before settling in Kronberg in 1887, inspired by the local artists' colony. - Traces of a small fold near lower right corner; 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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Schrötter von Kristelli, Alfred, Austrian painter (1851-1935).
Autograph quotation signed. Graz, 5. X. 1917.
(Oblong) 8vo (postcard). 1½ pp. Inscribed to the German dermatologist Alwin Scharlau: "In Ihrer sehr geschätzten Zuschrift, vermisse ich eine Bemerkung darüber, ob Ihnen für Ihre Sammlung die blosse Unterschrift genügt, oder ob Sie auch irgend eine Sentenz, einen sog. Geistesblitz von mir erwarten. Es ist nun keineswegs Bequemlichkeit welche mich veranlasst die erstere Möglichkeit anzunehmen, sondern lediglich Bescheidenheit und zeichne ich desshalb einfach als [...]". - A founding member of the Munich Secession and associated with the Dachau artists' colony, Schrötter mainly applied himself to genre painting as well as to portraiture, landscapes and horse painting, and operated a masters' class for painting at the Graz Academy from 1900. - Traces of a postal stamp in the form of a vertical strip near right margin of page II. Self-addressed by the collector. The Mecklenburg physician Scharlau (b. 1888) assembled a collection of artists' autographs by personal application.
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Schubert, Hermann, German sculptor (1831-1917).
Autograph signature. [Postmark: Dresden, 22 Sept. 1912].
Oblong 8vo (postcard). ½ page. Inscribed to the German dermatologist Alwin Scharlau. - Living in Rome from 1857 to 1873, Schubert probably was among the artists fostered by Ludwig I of Bavaria after his abdication. He moved to Dresden in 1873, where he was appointed professor at the Academy of Arts, and was court sculptor in Anhalt, his oeuvre comprising sacral art, busts, monuments and fountains. - Some small ink spots; postmark on verso slightly showing through. 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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Schultzberg, Anshelm Leonard, Swedish painter (1862-1945).
Autograph quotation signed. [Postmark: Hamburg, 21 April 1921].
(Oblong) 8vo (postcard). 1½ pp. Inscribed to the German dermatologist Alwin Scharlau: "1917 haben Sie mein Autograf verlangt. Die Postkarte wurde verlegt bis jetzt, und hiermit habe ich das Vergnügen Ihnen meine Namenszeichnung zu überbringen [...] Ich und meine Frau samt einige Freunde übernachteten im Rostock Son[n]tag-Mondtag [!] im Rostocker Hafen auf unserer Reise mit Auto von Stockholm ab nach Rom. Reisen jetzt weiter durch Holland [...]". Signed twice (one recto and verso). - Specializing in landscape painting, Schultzberg was inspired by his native Sweden, especially Dalarna and Bergslagen, as well as by Corsica, France and Italy. He became a member of the Stockholm Academy in 1900 and was awarded a gold medal at the 1904 Saint Louis World Fair for organizing the Swedish exhibition. - Self-addressed by the collector. The Mecklenburg physician Scharlau (b. 1888) assembled a collection of artists' autographs by personal application.
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Schultze-Naumburg, Paul, Architekt, Kunsttheoretiker und Politiker (1869-1949).
Eigenhändige Sentenz mit U. Saaleck, November 1927.
1 S. Folio (223:282 mm). Albumblatt mit gedruckter Bordüre und gedr. Fußzeile "Beitrag zum Selbstschriftenalbum 'Deutschlands Zukunft'", aufgezogen auf einen Bogen Pergamentpapier (ca. 330:344 mm). "Die Zukunft Deutschlands wird davon abhängen, was für Menschen in ihm geboren werden. Wenn die Tüchtigsten auf Nachkommenschaft verzichten, die Gesunkenen und Farblosen dafür aber acht und zehn Kinder in die Welt setzten, müssen die Eigenschaften des gesamten Volkes sich in kurzer Zeit verschlechtern. Die Zukunft Deutschlands liegt im Geburtensieg der einen oder der anderen [...]". Geschrieben als Beitrag für die von Friedrich Koslowsky im Berliner Eigenbrödler-Verlag herausgegebene Faksimile-Anthologie "Deutschlands Köpfe der Gegenwart über Deutschlands Zukunft" (1928). - Paul Schultze-Naumburg versammelte in Saaleck in den 1920er Jahren seinen gesamten Freundeskreis um sich: zum einen Architekten, die sich einer Architektur und einem Baustil der Goethezeit verpflichtet fühlten, auch gebildete jüdische Freunde, und zum anderen zunehmend nationalsozialistische Spitzenpolitiker. Sein 1928 veröffentlichtes Werk "Kunst und Rasse" umschrieb die Kunst des Expressionismus mit dem Begriff der "Entartung". Koslowsky 202.
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Schuster-Woldan, Georg Eberhard, German painter and graphic artist (1864-1933).
Autograph postcard signed. Munich, 25. III. 1913.
8vo (postcard). ½ page. Inscribed to the German dermatologist Alwin Scharlau: "Bester Gruß [...]". - A member of the artists' association "Luitpold-Gruppe", Schuster-Woldan created large-sized myth and fairy tale paintings before turning to childrens' and women's portraiture in his later career. Several of his paintings made the title-page of the magazine "Jugend". - Self-addressed by the collector. The Mecklenburg physician Scharlau (b. 1888) assembled a collection of artists' autographs by personal application.
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Schuster-Woldan, Raffael Hans Ulrich, German painter (1870-1951).
Autograph signature. [Postmark: Charlottenburg, 12] Feb. 1913.
Oblong 8vo (postcard). 1 page. Inscribed to the German dermatologist Alwin Scharlau. - An artist of the Munich Secession, Schuster-Woldan mainly applied himself to portraiture and landscape painting. The allegorical ceiling fresco in the Bundesratssaal in the Berlin Reichstag, created between 1901 and 1911, is his most famous work. - Traces of postal stamps; several small ink spots near upper margin. 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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Seeck, Otto, German painter and lithographer (1868-1937).
Autograph quotation signed. Berlin, 22. X. 1917.
Oblong 8vo (postcard). ½ page. Inscribed to the German dermatologist Alwin Scharlau: "Als Autogramm [...]". - After studying at the Berlin Academy, Seeck became a professor at the Vereinigte Staatsschulen für Freie und Angewandte Kunst in Berlin. His paintings featured themes from industrial and farm life, especially glassworks, as well as historical motifs including a speech of German Emperor Wilhelm II. - Faint 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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Seffner, Carl Ludwig, German sculptor (1861-1932).
Autograph signature. [Postmark: Schliersee (?), 26 Aug. 1909].
Oblong 8vo (postcard). ½ page. Inscribed to the German dermatologist Alwin Scharlau. - Studying in Leipzig, Berlin and Paris, Seffner mainly applied himself to portrait sculpture, creating several marble busts for the Leipzig University as well as the Johann Sebastian Bach monument in front of St. Thomas Church in Leipzig in 1908. - Some small ink spots; a few small creases near right corners; postmark on verso slightly showing through. 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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Seger, Ernst, German sculptor and medalist (1868-1939).
Autograph quotation signed. Berlin, 25. IV. 1929.
Oblong 8vo (postcard). 1 page. Inscribed to the German dermatologist Alwin Scharlau: "Ihrem Wunsche folgend begrüsse ich Sie als [...]". - Receiving larger commissions for monuments since the 1880s, Seger spent two years working in the studio of Auguste Rodin in Paris in 1893 and 1894 before opening his own studio in Berlin. He became a popular Art Nouveau sculptor around 1900 and was particularly famous for his female nudes. - Traces of a postmark; traces of 2 horizontal folds near upper margin; a few small creases near right corners. 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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Seiler, Carl Wilhelm Anton, German painter (1846-1921).
Autograph quotation signed. Munich, 24. XI. 1916.
Oblong 8vo (postcard). ½ page. Inscribed to the German dermatologist Alwin Scharlau: "Für eine Autographensammlung [...]". - Inspired by the Dutch masters of the 17th and 18th centuries, Seiler specialized in genre painting, was a member of the Berlin Academy from 1895, and received an honorary award at the Paris Salon des Artistes Indépendants in 1903. - 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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Seliger, Max, German painter and artisan (1865-1920).
Autograph quotation signed. Leipzig, 15. I. 1914.
Oblong 8vo (postcard). 1 page. Inscribed to the German dermatologist Alwin Scharlau: "Sehr geehrtester Doctor, ich erfülle Ihren Wunsch! Wenn Sie in diesem Jahr zwischen Mai u. October nach Leipzig kommen, werden Sie wahrscheinlich sehr interessante Ausstellungen von Handschriften in Original u. Facsimile auf der grossen 'Bugra' d. i. die Weltausstellung für Buchgewerbe finden [...]". - Serving as director of the Königliche Akademie für Graphische Künste und Buchgewerbe in Leipzig since 1901, Seliger initiated the famous 1914 "Ausstellung für Buchgewerbe und Grafik" ("Bugra"), He created monumental murals, glass paintings and mosaics for several public buildings, including the Reichstag and the Golgatha church in Berlin as well as the entrance hall of the "Deutsche Bücherei" in Leipzig. - Small tear and traces of a fold near lower right corner; some small ink spots near left margin. 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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Selzam, Eduard, German painter (1859-1951).
Autograph quotation signed. [Postmark: Feldpost], 22. X. 1917.
Oblong 8vo (postcard). 1 page. Inscribed to the German dermatologist Alwin Scharlau: "'Kalt Blut vorm Feind.' [...]". - A founding member of the "Freie Vereinigung Darmstädter Künstler", Selzam mainly applied himself to genre and landscape painting and was particularly inspired by the scenery of Ammersee in Bavaria, where he had a villa with an atelier built in 1890. - Smudged pencil note near upper margin; a few small creases near corners. 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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Simm, Franz Xaver, Austrian painter and illustrator (1853-1918).
Autograph postcard signed. Munich, [postmark: 3 April 1911].
Oblong 8vo (postcard). 1 page. Inscribed to the German dermatologist Alwin Scharlau: "F. Simm Maler, sendet beste Grüße aus München". - Studying at the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts, Simm received a fellowship to Rome in 1876 and remained in Italy until 1881, when he moved to Tblisi and later to Munich. His oeuvre comprises small genre paintings as well as book illustrations, including an 1899 edition of Goethe's "Faust". - Traces of a postmark near left margin. 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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Simmel, Paul, German painter and caricaturist (1887-1933).
Autograph signature. [Postmark: Berlin, 14 May 1919].
Oblong 8vo (postcard). ½ page. Inscribed to the German dermatologist Alwin Scharlau. - A successful caricaturist after the First World War, Simmel created illustrations for newspapers and magazines, including the "Berliner Illustrirte Zeitung" and the "Lustige Blätter", his drawings frequently appearing in book-form as well. - Faint traces of 2 postmarks; light creases near upper left and lower right corner. 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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Simon, Lucien Joseph, French painter and lithographer (1861-1945).
Autograph signature. [Postmar: Paris, 21 Feb. 1913].
Oblong 8vo (postcard). ½ page. Inscribed to the German dermatologist Alwin Scharlau. - Simon, who bought a house with his wife in Sainte-Marine near Combrit in 1901 and joined the artists' group "La Bande Noire", founded in 1895, was particularly inspired by life in Brittany. His paintings feature landscapes, fishing and farming life, portraits and religious processions, and he was one of the first teachers at the Paris "Académie de la Grande Chaumière" in 1902. - Small tear in lower margin. Self-addressed by the collector. The Mecklenburg physician Scharlau (b. 1888) assembled a collection of artists' autographs by personal application.
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Skarbina, Franz, German painter, draftsman, etcher and illustrator (1849-1910).
Autograph signature. Berlin, [postmark: 3] Dec. 1909.
Oblong 8vo (postcard). 1 page. Inscribed to the German dermatologist Alwin Scharlau. - An impressionist painter, Skarbina made frequent study tours of Holland, Belgium and France, spent a year in Paris painting themes of city life including street scenes, theatres and saloons, and was a founding member of the artists' association "Vereinigung der XI" in 1892, as well as the Berlin Secession in 1898. - Small creases near lower right corner. 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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Skovgaard, Joakim Frederik, Danish painter (1856-1933).
Autograph quotation signed. Rosenvaenget [Copenhagen], 10. IV. 1913.
Oblong 8vo (postcard). 1 page. Inscribed to the German dermatologist Alwin Scharlau: "I anledning af deres ordre brevkart af 6te dennes sender jeg dem hermed min onbidige hilsen [...]". - A co-founder of the artists' association "Den Frie Udstilling" in 1891, Skovgaard is best known for his frescoes in Viborg Cathedral, carried out from 1901 to 1913, which show the principal scenes from the Old and New Testaments and are considered one of Denmark's major works of art. - Traces of postal stamps; a few small creases. 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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Smith, Carl Frithjof, Norwegian painter (1859-1917).
Autograph signature. Weimar, [postmark: 28 Dec. 1910].
Oblong 8vo (postcard). 1 page. Inscribed to the German dermatologist Alwin Scharlau. - Appointed professor at the Weimar Kunstschule in 1890, Smith applied himself to genre painting and portraiture, depicting scenes of first communion, Norwegian pilots, smokehouses and the setting sun, as well as the contemporary playwright Henrik Ibsen. - Some small ink spots near upper margin; a few small creases. 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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Spangenberg, Paul Gottlieb Theodor Friedrich, German painter (1843-1918).
Autograph signature. Berlin-Schöneberg, [postmark: 9] Sept. 1917.
Oblong 8vo (postcard). 1 page. Inscribed to the German dermatologist Alwin Scharlau. - After studying in Berlin and Düsseldorf and travelling Paris, Spain and Italy for a year, Spangenberg settled in Berlin in 1876, where he advanced to a popular portraitist, often depicting elegant women in opulent attire. - Traces of a small fold near upper left corner; 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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Sperl, Johann, German painter (1840-1914).
Autograph postcard signed. [Postmark: Kolbermoor, 6 Feb. 1911].
Oblong 8vo (postcard). ½ page. Inscribed to the German dermatologist Alwin Scharlau: "Frdl. Gruss [...]". - Starting out as a lithographer, Sperl resigned from his position as director of an Arnstadt lithography studio in 1865 when he was admitted to the Munich Academy, where he remained until 1875, creating historical and genre paintings before turning towards landscape painting in his later career. - Traces of postmarks; a few small creases near corners. 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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Sperling, Heinrich, German painter (1844-1924).
Autograph quotation signed. Berlin, 30. X. 1908.
Oblong 8vo (postcard). 1 page. Inscribed to the German dermatologist Alwin Scharlau: "Dem Herrn Autographensammler auf seinen Wunsch hierdurch meinen Namenszug [...]". - Studying in Dresden and Berlin, Sperling was appointed professor in 1893 and is best known for his popular paintings of dogs (his preferred sitters included dachshunds and pugs). - His name stamp near upper left corner. Traces of postmarks; 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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Speyer, Christian Georg, German painter (1855-1929).
Autograph signature. [Postmark: Stuttgart, 10 Jan. 1910].
Oblong 8vo (postcard). ½ page. Inscribed to the German dermatologist Alwin Scharlau. - After studying in Stuttgart and making a study tour of Italy in 1881, Speyer accompanied the African explorer Gustav Nachtigal (1834-85) to Tunis, where he applied himself to horse painting. He settled in Munich in 1883 and was a founding member of the Munich Secession. - Traces of a postmark; some 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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Spieß, August, German painter (1841-1923).
Autograph signature. [Postmark: Munich, 29 Sept. 1912].
8vo (postcard). ¼ page. Inscribed to the German dermatologist Alwin Scharlau. - Frequently cooperating with his brother Heinrich, Spieß created paintings, frescoes, woodcuts and illustrations. The brothers' main works include a watercolour cycle for the Wagner operas "Tristan and Isolde" and "The Flying Dutchman" for King Ludwig II of Bavaria, as well as 22 allegorical frescoes in the entrance hall of the Maximilianeum in Munich. - Traces of an angular and a vertical fold; traces of postmarks; 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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Spiro, Eugen, German-American painter (1874-1972).
Autograph quotation signed. [Postmark: Berlin], 21. XI. 1917.
Oblong 8vo (postcard). 1 page. Inscribed to the German dermatologist Alwin Scharlau: "Ihre Karte ist rätselhafter Weise unter erledigte Briefe gekommen. Durch einen Zufall entdeckte ich sie erst heute. Daher die verspätete Antwort [...]". - A member of the Munich Secession from 1900 and the Berlin Secession from 1904, Spiro is best known for his society portraits and landscape paintings, frequently featuring southern European scenery, as well as for intimate scenes of his own family life. - His name stamp on verso. Several 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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Spiro, Eugen, Maler und Graphiker (1874-1972).
Ms. Sentenz mit eigenh. U. und ms. ausgefülltem Formularteil. Berlin-Charlottenburg
1 S. Folio (223:282 mm). Albumblatt mit gedruckter Bordüre, gedr. Fußzeile "Beitrag zum Selbstschriftenalbum 'Deutschlands Zukunft'" und gedr. Formular für biograph. Daten, aufgezogen auf einen Bogen Pergamentpapier (ca. 330:344 mm). "Die Republik, von vielen missverstanden, angefeindet und angezweifelt, hat der deutschen Kunst Bewegung und Freiheit gebracht. Wenn es auch gegenwärtig vielen Künstlern materiell schlecht geht, wenn es auch heisst, dass die schwere wirtschaftliche Lage dem Bürger keine Mittel für Kunst übrig lässt, wenn auch heute dem Publikum jeder andere Luxus wichtiger erscheint als der Luxus des Kunstbesitzes, so ist für die Entwicklung der deutschen Kunst mancherlei zu erhoffen. Denn es gibt wenigstens kein Diktat mehr von oben, wie gemalt werden soll, man spricht nicht mehr von 'Rinnsteinkunst' [...]". Geschrieben als Beitrag für die von Friedrich Koslowsky im Berliner Eigenbrödler-Verlag herausgegebene Faksimile-Anthologie "Deutschlands Köpfe der Gegenwart über Deutschlands Zukunft" (1928). - Neben Landschaftsbildern und Portraits (u. a. von Thomas Mann, Lovis Corinth, Gerhart Hauptmann, Max Planck und Leni Riefenstahl) widmete sich Eugen Spiro in den 1920er Jahren zunehmend Gestaltungsauftragen für Werbeplakate etwa für Henkell und Siemens. Koslowsky 234.
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Stadler, Toni, German sculptor and draftsman (1888-1982).
Autograph signature. Munich, 5. I. 1910.
Oblong 8vo (postcard). 1 page. Inscribed to the German dermatologist Alwin Scharlau. - After studying in Munich and Paris, Stadler taught at the Städelschule in Frankfurt am Main from 1939 and was appointed professor at the Munich Academy in 1946. Female nudes and figures of Greek mythology comprise some of his preferred themes. - 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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Staeger, Ferdinand, German painter and graphic artist (1880-1976).
Autograph quotation signed. [Postmark: Munich, 21 Nov. 1921].
Oblong 8vo (postcard). 1 page. Inscribed to the German dermatologist Alwin Scharlau: "Schöne Grüße auf dieser nicht durch mich verlegten Karte [...]". - Spending several years in Prague, Staeger frequently painted Czech landscapes in his early career, was commissioned with creating the frescoes for St. Thomas' church in Nyrsko in 1907, and moved to Munich in 1908, where he produced illustrations for the Art Nouveau magazine "Jugend" as well as for literary works after the First World War. - Three creases; traces of postal stamps. Staeger's autograph address on the reverse. 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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Stassen, Franz, German painter, draftsman and illustrator (1869-1949).
Autograph quotation signed. [Postmark: Berlin, 14 March 1918].
Oblong 8vo (postcard). 1 page. Inscribed to the German dermatologist Alwin Scharlau: "Gerne gebe Ihnen auch ohne jedes dagegen das Gewünschte [...]". - Starting out as a naturalist artist, Stassen soon turned towards Art Nouveau. He is best known for illustrating the works of Richard Wagner, particularly "Parsifal" and "Der Ring des Nibelungen", and created four tapestries for Hitler's Reich Chancellery, which depicted mythological motifs from the Icelandic Eddas. - Traces of a postmark; small flaw to upper margin. 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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Steiner-Prag, Hugo, Bohemian-German illustrator and stage designer (1880-1945).
Autograph signature. Leipzig, 19. III. 1913.
Oblong 8vo (postcard). 1 page. Inscribed to the German dermatologist Alwin Scharlau. - Best known for his illustrations of popular works including the fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen, poems by Nikolaus Lenau and Gustav Meyrink's novel "Der Golem", Steiner-Prag was the artistic director of the Propyläen publishing house in Berlin, directing the section of modern book art at the 1914 "Internationale Ausstellung für Buchkunst und Grafik" ("Bugra") in Leipzig. He founded the artists' school "Officina Pragensis" in Prague in 1933. - Traces of postmarks; small ink stains; small crease near upper left corner. 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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Sterl, Robert Hermann, German painter and graphic artist (1867-1932).
Autograph signature. [Postmark: Dresden, 31 Jan. 1918].
Oblong 8vo (postcard). ½ page. Inscribed to the German dermatologist Alwin Scharlau. - A prominent representative of German Impressionism, Sterl was a member of the Goppeln artists' colony and was associated with the "Willingshäuser Malerkolonie" in Schwalm. He applied himself to landscape painting and genre scenes and was inspired by themes of farmers' work as well as by quarriers and potters. - Small ink spot near left margin. 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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Stieler, Eugen von, German painter (1845-1929).
Autograph postcard signed. Munich, 23. IX. 1912.
Oblong 8vo (postcard). 1 page. Inscribed to the German dermatologist Alwin Scharlau: "Besten Gruss! [...]". - Specializing in depicting Bavarian peasant and village life, Stieler created popular genre scenes which were frequently published in magazines like "Die Gartenlaube" and "Universum". His 1881 paintings of the BASF chemical factory in Ludwigshafen constitute a rather unusual part of his work. - Small ink spot near upper margin. 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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Stoeving, Curt, German painter, draftsman and sculptor (1863-1939).
Autograph quotation signed. Berlin, 15. III. 1914.
Oblong 8vo (postcard). 1 page. Inscribed to the German dermatologist Alwin Scharlau: "Ich liebe den der über sich hinaus schaffen will. Nietzsche [...]". - Best known for his portraits of Friedrich Nietzsche (1894) and Stefan George (1897-99), executed as drawings, paintings, busts and reliefs, Stoeving taught at the Berlin Technical University from 1892 and was a successful illustrator of magazines like "Die Gartenlaube" and "Berliner Architekturwelt". - Traces of a postal 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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Storch, Karl, German painter (1864-1954).
Autograph signature. Königsberg, 5. IX. 1917.
Oblong 8vo (postcard). 1 page. Inscribed to the German dermatologist Alwin Scharlau. - Studying at the Berlin Academy, Storch created illustrations for the works of Goethe and Kleist as well as for magazines including "Daheim" and "Vom Fels zum Meer". He was appointed professor at the Königsberg Academy in 1902 and was awarded the "Goethe-Medaille für Kunst und Wissenschaft" in 1944. - Traces of a fold near upper left corner; traces of a postmark; 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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Strathmann, Carl, German painter and illustrator (1866-1939).
Autograph signature. Munich, 16. IX. 1917.
Oblong 8vo (postcard). 1 page. Inscribed to the German dermatologist Alwin Scharlau. - A representative of Art Nouveau and Symbolism, Strathmann produced illustrations for magazines including "Pan", "Jugend" and "Simplicissimus", as well as flower still lifes. He created a scandal with his 1894/1895 painting "Salambo", which showed a scene from Gustave Flaubert's like-named novel with a snake entwined around a girl. - A few faint 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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Stremel, Max Arthur, German painter and graphic artist (1859-1928).
Autograph quotation signed. [Postmark: Ottobeuren, 25 Sept. 1917].
Oblong 8vo (postcard). ½ page. Inscribed to the German dermatologist Alwin Scharlau: "'Schöne' Bilder sind nicht immer die Besten! [...]". - One of the most prominent representatives of Pointillism in Germany, Stremel specialized in landscape painting, portraiture and interiors, worked in Munich, Dachau, Eppan, Dresden, Hyères, Venice and Ulm, and was a member of the Munich and Berlin Secessions as well as the Deutscher Künstlerbund. - 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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Strobentz, Fritz, Hungarian painter (1856-1929).
Autograph signature. Munich, 7. IV. 1911.
Oblong 8vo (postcard). ½ page. Inscribed to the German dermatologist Alwin Scharlau. - Born in Budapest, Strobentz studied in Düsseldorf and Munich from 1877 to 1882, lived in Munich, the Dachau artists' colony, and in Hungary, and mainly practiced plein air as well as genre painting, developing his characteristic impressionist style. - Traces of a postmark; slightly waterstained; a few tiny creases near lower left corner. 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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Strobl, Alajos, Hungarian sculptor (1856-1926).
Autograph quotation signed. Budapest, 17. IX. 1917.
Oblong 8vo (postcard). 2 pp. Inscribed to the German dermatologist Alwin Scharlau: "Ernst streben | heiter leben | vieles schauen | wenig trauen | deuttsch [!] im Herzen | tapfer und still | dan[n] mag kommen was da will. Victor Scheffel [...]". - One of the most renowned sculptors of memorials in Hungary at the turn of the 20th century, Strobl created approximately 300 portrait busts as well as funerary monuments, memorials and architectural sculpture. His best-known works include the Matthias Fountain in Buda Castle and the equestrian statue of St. Stephen at the Fisherman's Bastion. - Traces of postal stamps; small creases near corners. 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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Strützel, Otto, German painter, graphic artist and illustrator (1855-1930).
Autograph signature. Munich, 5. I. 1910.
Oblong 8vo (postcard). 1 page. Inscribed to the German dermatologist Alwin Scharlau. - A member of the "Willingshäuser Malerkolonie" from 1880, Strützel specialized in landscapes frequently featuring peasants and farm animals. He was inspired by the Dachau scenery, where he preferred to spend his summers since 1885, and included Swedish motifs in his repertoire since his 1885 honeymoon in Brännö. - Several small ink spots; traces of angular folds near left corners. 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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Temple, Hans, Moravian-Austrian painter (1857-1931).
Autograph quotation signed. Vienna, 27. V. 1914.
Oblong 8vo (postcard). 1 page. Inscribed to the German dermatologist Alwin Scharlau: "Ich entspreche sehr gerne Ihrem Wunsche u. bitte mir Ihr freundl. Gedenken auch weiterhin zu bewahren [...]". - An alumnus of the Vienna Academy, Temple specialized in genre painting and portraiture and received several commissions from the Vienna Imperial court, including a portrait of Archduke Fredrick, Duke of Teschen, congratulating Emperor Franz Joseph on his 85th birthday, and was awarded a gold medal at the 1896 "Internationale Kunstausstellung" in Berlin. - 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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Thedy, Max, German painter, draftsman and etcher (1858-1924).
Autograph signature. [Postmark: Weimar, 18 Dec. 1910].
Oblong 8vo (postcard). ¼ page. Inscribed to the German dermatologist Alwin Scharlau. - Appointed professor at the Weimar Kunstschule in 1882, aged only 24, Thedy created portraits, detailed interiors and landscape paintings, became an instructor at the Bauhaus in 1919, and exhibited his works throughout Europe and the United States. - A few tiny ink spots; postmark on verso slightly showing through. 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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Thegerström, Robert, Swedish painter and graphic artist (1857-1919).
Autograph signature. [Postmark: Stockholm, 25 Aug. 1917].
Oblong 8vo (postcard). 1 page. Inscribed to the German dermatologist Alwin Scharlau. - Specializing in figure and landscape painting, Thegerström spent twelve years in France, where he found inspiration in the commune Lyons-la-Forêt, and spent several summers at the art colony in Grez-sur-Loing, before he settled in Sweden in 1892, producing moody landscapes from Djursholm and Särö. - A few tiny 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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Thöny, Eduard, Austrian-German draftsman and painter (1866-1950).
Autograph quotation signed. [Postmark: Utting am Ammersee], 18. I. 1923.
Oblong 8vo (postcard). 1 page. Inscribed to the German dermatologist Alwin Scharlau: "Leider etwas verspätet, sende die besten Grüße [...]". - One the most productive contributors to the satirical magazine "Simplicissimus", Thöny, a native of South Tyrol, created more than 3,000 caricatures for the journal, featuring military, student and society themes, while as a painter he preferred hunting and riding motifs. His precise renderings of Berlin's high society and army officers contributed much to the success of the magazine, whose readership so well matched the subjects of his sketches. In 1908, at the height of his popularity, he bought a lakeside property in Holzhausen am Ammersee, an inspiring spot frequented by many artists at the time. - Several small ink spots and creases. 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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