Pencil/graphite on paper
Austria, around 1945
Ludwig Heinrich Jungnickel (1881-1965) - German-Austrian draftsman, etcher and painter
Partly signed ‘L. H. Jungnickel‘, dated ‘6 Aug. 45’ and inscribed
Dimensions: approximately 30 x 42 and 45 x 31 cm
Provenance: Austrian private collection
Ludwig Heinrich Jungnickel is well known for his animal depictions; comparable individual animal drawings fetch up to 4,000 euros at international auctions

Ludwig Heinrich Jungnickel (1881-1965) created this compilation with twelve animal sketches on six sheets around 1945. Three sketches show goats on the front and back side. One sheet represents two cow heads, while sheep and a ram are indicated on the back. Another sheet also features two studies of cows, the back depicting a man scooping compost. The sixth sheet is a study of a hornbill and sketches of storks and ravens on the back.



One sheet depicting goats is signed ‘L. H. Jungnickel’, dated ‘6 Aug. 45’ and numbered ‘VI’, the back being dated ’6 Aug.’ and numbered ‘VII’. Another sheet depicting goats is dated ‘6 Aug.’ and numbered ‘IV’, as well as numbered ‘V’ on verso. One sketch featuring cows is signed ‘L. H. Jungnickel’, being inscribed ‘Jauche schöpfen’ [Scooping compost] on the reverse. Another study is inscribed ‘Bucorvus abessinicus’ (sic), the reverse being inscribed in Arabic by another hand.

The sheets show usual wear due to age. The papers are browned, featuring some creases, tears and blemishes. The dimensions are about 30 x 42 cm and 45 x 31 cm.



Ludwig Heinrich Jungnickel (1881-1965)

Ludwig Heinrich Jungnickel was born in 1881 in Wundsiedel near the Fichtel Mountains, Austria. He built a reputation as a painter of animal paintings. He was educated at the Munich Academy of Applied Arts, then moved to Rome with his brother in 1897 and made a living selling his drawings. He was educated in church painting at the Tanzenberg monastery near Klagenfurt, Austria. He moved to Vienna in 1988, where he studied painting at the Academy of the Arts. He was engaged by the chocolate manufacturer Stollwerck around 1900, creating a number of works for Stollwerck’s collectible cards. After spending a number of years in Vienna and Munich, he returned to the Academy of the Arts in Vienna in 1906 and became an employee of the Wiener Werkstätte. He gained recognition with his stencil spray technique and achieved worldwide recognition with his colour woodcuts of animals. Jungnickel was given Austrian citizenship in 1918, fled during the Second World War and returned only after 1952. The artist’s works are part of the graphic arts collection at the Albertina, Vienna.

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