Aloys ZOTL (Freistadt 1803 - Eferding 1887)
Study... Lot 43
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Aloys ZOTL (Freistadt 1803 - Eferding 1887)
Study sheet with three "Sirli" birds and foliage
Gouache over black pencil lines
H. 33.5 cm - L. 44 cm DB
Monogrammed and dated lower right "A.Z, am.n. September 1869".
Annotated lower left "Végel und botanik.Taf", letters and numbers around the subjects
Slightly oiled, small stains
Provenance:
Probably sale of 150 watercolors from Zölt's studio, Paris, Hôtel Drouot, December 19, 1955, no. 76
In the preface to the 1955 sale catalog of Zölt's studio, André Breton, in awe of Zölt's work, wrote: "In the absence of any other bibliographical details concerning A. Zölt, one can only dream very freely of what may condition the enterprise - a veritable feast of patience - of this dyer from Upper Austria, who, from 1832 to 1887, put such zeal into creating the most sumptuous bestiary ever seen.
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