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17497 ("Men don't understand their luck ..."), John Elsas

John Elsas

17497 ("Men don't understand their luck ...")

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17497 ("Men don't understand their luck ..."), 1932

Blatt: 309 x 236 mm

Inventory Number: 16937

Object Number: 16937 Z

Status: Request for presentation in the study room of the Prints and Drawings Department

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Title: 17497 ("Men don't understand their luck ...")

Draughtsman

John Elsas

Period Produced

20th century

Object Type

drawing

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Geographic Reference

German

Production Reason

Label at the Time of Manufacture: Monogrammiert und datiert unten rechts (mit der Feder in Schwarz): 1932 / JE; bezeichnet unten: Die Mannsleut verstehen / nicht ihr Glück, / mir bleiben fern / alle Herrn, / und ich hab' sie / furchtbar gern.

Captions Added Later: Verso bezeichnet oben rechts (mit der Feder in Rot): 17497
Verso mittig Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356)

Watermark: Nicht geprüft

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28.03.2025