ROESELER, August(1866 Hamburg – 1934 Munich), ROESELER, August(1866

(1866 Hamburg – 1934 Munich)ROESELER,(1866 Hamburg – 1934 Munich)August(1866 Hamburg – 1934 Munich)"Rough Touch"Gouache in grisaille, highlighted in white. Signed in pencil lower right.Image dimensions: 62.5 x 51.5 cm. 67.5 x 56.5 cm (beige frame).Framed & under glass:Image dimensions: 62.5 x 51.5 cm. 67.5 x 56.5 cm (beige frame).Slight signs of aging.Illustration for *Die Fliegenden Blätter*, Volume 133, Issue 3404, p. 186. There it is titled “Rough Touch” and captioned “Aviation Commission: ‘The planned overland flight will also pass over the village of Distelberg.’ Mayor: ‘No way, Commissioner!’ Recently, there were also rumors that aviator Surrer would touch down in our village, and meanwhile, while flying over, he’s already flattened the parsonage, a tower, and six haylofts. We’ll pass on that kind of ‘touch.’" The scene depicted here is the previous event to which the mayor refers in the fictional dialogue.Slight signs of aging.Painter in Munich, a student at the Academy there, worked for the “Fliegende Blätter” as seen here.Bibliography: Thieme/Becker.*This is an automatically generated translation from German by deepl.com and only to be seen as an aid - not a legally binding declaration of lot properties. Please note that we can only guarantee for the correctness of description and condition as provided by the German description.

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