Indian ink over pencil on paper
Germany, Weimar, 19th century
Friedrich Preller the Elder (1804-1878) - German painter and etcher
Signed lower right and inscribed in pencil and retraced with a brush ‘Fried. Preller (Weimar)’
Sheet size: 30.6 x 42 cm
Good Condition
Provenance: Private Collection, Southern Germany
Friedrich Preller painted with preference landscapes and mythological subjects such as scenes from the Odyssey; his drawings fetch up to €11,200 on the auction market

The ink drawing offered here was created by the painter Friedrich Preller II. The study shows the representation of a forest lake with bathers and swans in the foreground. Friedrich Preller II painted with preference landscapes with heroic and mythological subjects, which have classical as well as romantic features.

The study is signed lower right and inscribed in pencil retraced with a brush ‘Fried. Preller (Weimar)’. The sheet is mounted at the upper edge with two hinges and framed by a mat. It is overall in good condition. The sheet is partially a little stained with a smoothed centerfold. Small tear on the right as well as occasional marginal blemishes. Otherwise overall of good impression. The sheet-sized image measures 30.6 x 42 cm.

Friedrich Preller the Elder (1804-1878)

Friedrich Preller II was born 1804 in Eisenach. He was educated at the Weimar School of Drawing and became a professor there in 1832. After his education he began a collaboration with Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Among his supporters also was the Grand Duke Karl August, who enabled him several scholarships. Therefor Preller traveled to Italy and further studied at the Academy in Antwerp. His major works include among others a series of frescoes with scenes from the Odyssey in the Roman House in Leipzig. (cru)

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