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Humboldt, Alexander von, German naturalist and explorer (1769-1859).
Autograph letter signed ("Humboldt"). N. p. o. d.
Small 8vo. 3 pp. on bifolium. In French. Highly interesting letter to an unidentified recipient who appears to have served as an intermediary in a sale or an auction with which Humboldt was concerned. The sale might have been in connection with the death of Humboldt's former publisher John Hurford Stone (1763-1818). As early in 1812 Stone had to file for bankruptcy due to the enormous costs of the publication of Humboldt's monumental "Relation historique", the travelogue and scientific report of his Spanish American expedition. Stone's name is mentioned in a short postscript to the letter: "Everything from before the time of the contract with Vendryès is from M. Stone". - In the letter, Humboldt talks about the potential date of the sale and some objects that are in London: "Concerning the sale, Lannoy thinks that it could take place in the end of July and that the customs information will be sufficient to know what is in London. Since my intervention is only due to my personal interests and since only Mr. Lannoy needs to recognize what is necessary for the good of the creditors, I can only hope that the sale will be effected as quickly as possible. Please send me two lines as soon as your work is entirely finished so that we can meet at M. Lannoy's and arrive at a definite decision about the time of the sale and make the necessary announcements". - John Hurford Stone moved to France in 1792 and saw success as an industrialist. He had to leave France temporarily during the Reign of Terror in 1793/94; upon his return he started a successful publishing house. Following Stone's bankruptcy, the Parisian publisher R. Vendryès, mentioned twice in the letter, briefly took over Humboldt's great project. Vendryès only published the "Atlas gégraphique et historique" as part of to the "Relation historique". The first sentence of the letter probably refers to this publication: "My request with M. Maze was futile; he does not remember the posters published by Vendries [!] but he [Vendryès] could easily inform you about them". Nicolas Maze was the most successful publisher of the "Relation historique": between 1814 and 1826 he published several volumes of Humboldt's ultimately unfinished travelogue. - With collector's note in pencil. Well preserved.
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Humboldt, Alexander von, German naturalist and explorer (1769-1859).
Autograph letter signed ("Humboldt"). Paris, 20 Sept. 1824.
4to. 1 p. on bifolium. Charming letter of recommendation for the Russian astronomer Ivan Michailovic Simonov (1794-1855). The letter was probably addressed to the Italian astronomer and director of the Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera in Milan, Oriani Barnaba (1752-1832). Humboldt expresses his regret that he was unable to call on the recipient during a visit to Italy with the Prussian King Frederick William III in 1822 and asks him to welcome the "skillful Professor" Simonov, who "had undertaken the journey around the world with captain Bellingshausen": "J'ai été assez malheureux de ne pas pouvoir Vous offrir mes hommages, mon illustre confrère, lorsque j'étais à Milan accompagnant mon Roi : aujourd'hui je charge mon digne ami, Mr le Professeur de Simonof, Géometre et Astronome très distingué qui a fait le tour du globe avec le Capitaine Bellingshausen, d'être auprès de Vous l'organe de mes sentiments d'admiration et de dévouement. Daignez recevoir cet habile Professeur avec la bienveillance qui Vous caractérise et dont il sentira tout le prix [...]". - As mentioned in the letter, Simonov was a scientific member of the important First Russian Antarcitic Expedition led by Fabian Bellingshausen (1819-21). In 1822 he was confirmed as a Professor of Astronomy at the University of Kazan. From 1823 to 1824 Simonov stayed in Paris, where he was introduced to Alexander von Humboldt. During Humboldt's eight-month expedition to Russia in 1829 the two men met again in Kazan; together they performed geomagnetic experiments. - No direct contact between Alexander von Humboldt and Oriani Barnaba has so far been established, but Humboldt is known to have been familiar with Barnaba's publications. A mutual acquaintance of Humboldt and Barnaba is the Austrian astronomer Karl Kreil. - With traces of folds. Well preserved.
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Humboldt, Alexander von, German naturalist and explorer (1769-1859).
Autograph letter signed ("A Humboldt"). [Paris], n. d.
8vo. 1 p. on bifolium. With autograph address and traces of seal. To the sculptor Pierre-Jean David, known as David d'Angers (1788-1856), ahead of a visit to his workshop. Humboldt assumes that an earlier letter had not reached David and kindly asks for an appointment, as he is eager to visit his atélier and personally to express his admiration for the artist: "Je commence à croire, mon illustre et respectable confrère, que Vous n'avez pas reçu mon petit billet jetté [!] il y a 3 jours à la Petite Porte sous l'adresse R. Vaugirard n 20. J'ose Vous réitérer le vif désir que j'ai de pouvoir Vous offrir dans Votre atelier l'hommage de ma constante admiration et je Vous supplie de me fixer, par deux lignes, le jour et le lieu et l'heure que Vous désirerez, je pourrai tous les jours depuis mercredi de 11h à 3h [...]". - The letter was probably written during Humboldt's Paris years (1807-26). However, David sculpted a bronze medal with the profile of the great naturalist dated 1831, five years after Humboldt's return to Berlin. A small bronze bust followed in 1844. A copy of the medal is held in the Numismatic collection of the Berlin State Museums. - With traces of folds and small loss to paper through breaking of the seal. Minimal browning and foxing.
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Humboldt, Alexander von, German naturalist and explorer (1769-1859).
Autograph letter signed "Humboldt". Paris, 3 July 1826.
Oblong 8vo. 1 p. on bifolium. With autograph address. In French. To a secretary or confidant of Denis-Luc Frayssinous (1765-1841), bishop of Hermopolis in partibus and French minister of public instruction, asking for an audience. The reason for Humboldt's unusual request was the search for the child of a Seigneur Guénot "whom we desire to see placed in Paris". The letterhead is capotioned "Bourges", followed by an illegible address and the information: "The child is thought to be in Bourges". Humboldt reminds the recipient of an earlier request to the bishop and asks for "a few moments' audience" with him: "Je ne sais varier les tours de mes supplications importunes et presque périodiques. Vous avez daigné me permettre avec une bienveillance extrême de Vous rapeller [!], Monsieur, au milieu de l'été la prière que j'avez osé adresser à S. E. le digne Évêque de Hermopolis relativement à l'enfant du Sr Guénot que nous voudrions voir placé à Paris. J'ose Vous supplier d'accorder quelques instants d'audience à cet excellent homme et d'agréer l'hommage de la considération et du dévouement affectueux avec lequel j'ai l'honneur d'être [...]". - No further links between Alexander von Humboldt and Denis-Luc Frayssinous are documented. Although the circumstances of the letter and the identity of Seigneur Guénot remain obscure, the text bears testimony to Humboldt's generosity and helpfulness, especially since he alludes to several earlier, "almost regular" supplications to the recipient. A few months after the letter was written, Humboldt had to return to Berlin on the personal orders of King Frederick William III of Prussia, having spent close to twenty years in Paris. - With traces of folds, two large tears, touching the date and text without loss, and one restored tear. One large brownstain from the faulty restoration of one of the tears and minimal foxing.
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Humboldt, Alexander von, German naturalist and explorer (1769-1859).
Autograph letter signed "Humboldt". [Paris], "vendredi" [1823-26].
Small 8vo. 1 p. on bifolium. With autograph address and traces of seal. To the German oriental scholar and archaeologist Friedrich Eduard Schulz (1799-1829), requesting a meeting. Apparently, Schulz had attempted to visit Humboldt the previous day, but the two men had missed each other by a few minutes. In his charming letter, Humboldt announces a return visit in order to apologize for "the imprudent pedantry of my new doorman" and to embrace Schulz before his departure: "Un malheureux hazard [!] a voulu que je suis rentré hier quelques minutes après Vous, mon cher et excellent ami, et que par l'imprudente pédanterie de mon nouveau Portier Vous n'avez pu entrer chez moi. Permettez que je me présente demain matin (Samedi) à dix heures chez Vous, pour Vous faire mes excuses et pour Vous embrasser avant Votre départ [...]". - After studies in Göttingen and Gießen, Schulz relocated to Paris in 1823 to deepen his knowledge of oriental languages. In Paris he was in contact with important scholars such as Alexander von Humboldt and Antoine Isaac Silvestre de Sacy. The letter at hand was probably written ahead of Schulz' departure, in 1826, on a scientific expedition of several years to Asia Minor and Persia. The rediscovery of the Kingdom of Urartu and its language are largely due to this expedition. The expedition ended in tragedy when Schulz and his companions were assassinated in the Kurdish town Baskale. Some of his important records, including copies of 42 inscriptions from the Van Fortress, were later recovered and published. - With a minor tear from breaking the seal.
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Humboldt, Alexander von, German naturalist and explorer (1769-1859).
Autograph letter signed ("Humboldt"). Paris, "Samedi" [1824-25].
Small 8vo. 2¾ pp. on bifolium. In French. Charming letter to a close friend, asking for "minuscule corrections" of a text. In a self-described "grand prelude" Humboldt expresses his deep attachment to the unnamed recipient: "in the past weeks you were missed by my spirit and my heart more than ever". The letter can be dated to 1824-25 due to comments about the passing of King Louis XVIII on 16 September 1824 and the beginning of the rule of Charles X: "We had talked about the strength of character that Louis XVIII has so nobly exhibited during his long and painful agony, about that worthy attitude that the people have shown, and about those wise and just measures that the new king has taken from the first days of his rule". Humboldt comments, perhaps jokingly, that "the entire world is content except for my illustrious friend from Jerusalem, who is agitated and believes that the graces are rather distant". The "illustrious friend from Jerusalem" could not be identified. The text that he originally sent with the letter was apparently "riddled with proper names and numbers". Humboldt urges the recipient to perform his corrections "with the despotism that makes life so easy for a work-shy subject". In closing, Humboldt asks the recipient to indicate a time for their next possible meeting and sends warm greetings to his family. - Two French publications by Humboldt are likely candidates for his corrections. In the summer of 1825, the fifth instalment of his important "Relation historique" appeared: this part of the monumental report of Humboldt's Spanish American expedition comprises several scientific essays and measurements that would fit the facetious description of a "sheet riddled with proper names and numbers". His 1825 geological essay "Esquisse d'un tableau géognostique de l'Amérique méridionale, au nord de la rivière des Amazones et à l'est du méridien de la Sierre Nevada de Mérida" falls in the same category. - Humboldt's most intimate friend in Paris was the astronomer François Arago. From a diary entry of the German geographer Carl Ritter we know that Humboldt was keenly interested in the events surrounding the death of Louis XVIII. The day after the King's passing, Humboldt belatedly joined a soirée of Arago's, bringing the latest news from the palace. - With small loss to paper through breaking of the seal, trace of old restauration and recipient's note in brown ink "M. de humboldt". Cf. U. Leitner, Humboldt, Cotta, Ritter. Eine Miszelle über die Arbeit an einer Edition. In: International Review for Humboldt Studies 16, 2008.
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Humboldt, Alexander von, German naturalist and explorer (1769-1859).
Autograph letter signed ("Humboldt"). N. p., "mercredi".
4to. ½ p. Thanking an unidentified recipient prior to a publication. Humboldt announces "some observations" concerning the manuscript or proofs that he had received and asks the recipient to send him his "final proof of the letter" before going to press: "Je Vous rends mille et mille grâces Monsieur, de Votre obligeant envoi. Je sais bien, que vous préférez mes conseils a des éloges insignifians [!]. Je ne saurais Vous prouver mieux mon intérêt. Voici quelques observations : je vous en adresserai d'autres avec la même franchise. Veuillez bien m'envoyer avant le tirage Votre dernière épreuve de la lettre et agréez l'expression de ma considération affectueuse [...]". - With traces of folds and minimal foxing.
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Albrecht, Carl, German painter (1862-1926).
Autograph signature. Königsberg, 26. VII. 1917.
Oblong 8vo (postcard). 1 page. Inscribed to the German dermatologist Alwin Scharlau. - Applying himself mainly to landscape painting, Albrecht specialized in the scenery of Thuringia, Schleswig-Holstein, Northern Germany, and the Taunus mountains, but also created portraits, still lifes and interior 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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Amiet, Cuno Peter, Swiss painter, illustrator, graphic artist and sculptor (1868-1961).
Autograph quotation signed. [Postmark: Oschwand, 13 Sept. 1913].
Oblong 8vo (postcard). 1 page. Inscribed to the German dermatologist Alwin Scharlau: "Hiermit erfülle ich Ihren Wunsch […]". - A pioneer of modern art in Switzerland, Amiet was a member of Gauguin's Pont-Aven school, as well as of the expressionist artists' society "Brücke" in Dresden. His work comprises more than 4,000 paintings, of which more than 1,000 are self-portraits. - 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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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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