Anton von Werner (Frankfurt/Oder 1843 - 1915 Berlin),... Lot 216

Anton von Werner (Frankfurt/Oder 1843 - 1915 Berlin), 'Stehender Offizier mit abgenommenem Helm', 1880, pencil drawing on brownish laid paper, monogrammed and dated lower right, handwritten note lower left "Bobra (?), Bergstraße 12", 45 x 30 cm, study probably created at the court ball in 1880, under glass and passe-partout in gold mount, overall size: 55 x 38 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, ill.: Thieme Becker.