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1917 (made)
Artist/Maker
Lendecke, Otto Friedrich Carl (artist)
Place of origin
London (made)

Sheet of pencil sketches for an illustration titled 'Kostümsorgen', together with a sketch for the watercolour titled 'Der Smaragd'. On the back, a drawing of a suspension bridge and part of an embankment. Inscribed with titles and dated '1915'. Stamped with the stamp of the Bibliothek Dr. von Ankwicz.

Object details

Category
Prints
Materials and techniques
Drawing, pencil
Graphite
Pencil
Drawing (Image-Making)
Brief description
Sheet of two sketches for 'Kostümsorgen' by Otto Friedrich Carl Lendecke (1886-1918), an illustration on page 37 of Volume 22 of Simplicissimus, 1917, together with a sketch for the water-colour titled 'Der Smaragd'. On the back, a drawing of a suspension bridge and part of an embankment. Dated 1915.
Physical description
Sheet of pencil sketches for an illustration titled 'Kostümsorgen', together with a sketch for the watercolour titled 'Der Smaragd'. On the back, a drawing of a suspension bridge and part of an embankment. Inscribed with titles and dated '1915'. Stamped with the stamp of the Bibliothek Dr. von Ankwicz.
Dimensions
  • Height: 40.6cm
  • Width: 26cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1964. London: HMSO, 1965.
Marks and inscriptions
'1915' (Inscribed with titles and dated)
Associated objects
Bibliographic reference
Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1964. London: HMSO, 1965.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.432-1964

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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