Anton von Werner (Frankfurt/Oder 1843 - 1915 Berlin),... Lot 213

Anton von Werner (Frankfurt/Oder 1843 - 1915 Berlin), ,Bewegungsstudie: Laufende Soldaten, 1897, pencil on chamois-colored laid paper, monogrammed and dated at lower center, 31 x 43.5 cm, a small hole with a short tear at lower left, three studies of jubilant cadets in preparation for the painting "Kaiser Wilhelm I. und die Lichterfelder Kadetten", cf. the similar studies in the estate of Anton von Werner, Geheimes Staatsarchiv Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Berlin, under glass in a narrow gold border, overall size: 34 x 46.5 cm. Provenance: Werner Collection, Neunkirchen. Limit 225,- >> Studied at the Berlin and Karlsruhe academies, worked as an illustrator, painted many scenes of the 1870/71 war against France, including the famous imperial proclamation, l.: Thieme Becker.