Skizzenbuch, 1860 – 1861

Buchblock mit Einband: 202 x 318 x 11 mm
Buchblock ohne Einband: 196 x 310 x 5 mm

Physical Description: Pencil on wove paper, in half leather book covers, boards covered with marbled paper, with ribbons, brownish endpapers

Inventory Number: SG 2741

Object Number: SG 2741 Z

Acquisition: Acquired in 1942

Status: Can be presented in the study room of the Graphische Sammlung (special opening hours)

Texts

About the Work

In this sketchbook, dated 1869, Ludwig Metz drew only a few landscape and architectural motifs, probably during a trip to Greece. Especially the ruins of ancient temples and the Acropolis of Athens seem to have attracted him there, since he studied them from different vantage points. The drawing of two cuboids, executed in brown crayon at the beginning of the book, is the only motif that stands out.

For a full sketchbook description, please see “Research”.

Work Data

Basic Information

Title: Skizzenbuch

Draughtsman

Ludwig Metz

Period Produced

19th century

Object Type

drawing

Physical Description: Pencil on wove paper, in half leather book covers, boards covered with marbled paper, with ribbons, brownish endpapers

Material

Technique

pencil drawing

Geographic Reference

German

Production Reason

Sketchbook

Label at the Time of Manufacture: Signiert auf dem vorderen Spiegel oben rechts (mit Bleistift): Ludwig Metz; verschiedene Notizen und Bezeichnungen des Künstlers im Buch
Datiert auf dem vorderen Spiegel von fremder Hand (mit Bleistift): 1860

Captions Added Later: Auf dem vorderen Spiegel Stempel der Städtischen Galerie, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2371c), mit zugehöriger Inventarnummer

Watermark: Bl. 1, 8, 9, 11, 12, 15, 16, 22, 27: N Bl. 2, 5, 20, 23, 26: A. Bl. 3, 4, 6, 13, 18, 19, 24, 30: S[?]. Eegger[?] Bl. 7, 10, 29: S. Y[?] [angeschnitten] Bl. 24: [angeschnitten]