Carl Spitzweg
Widower on a bench
Description
The sheet is a carefully executed preparatory drawing for the painting "Der Witwer", in which the bereaved man, seated on a park bench, looks unabashedly at two young women (Wichmann 583, Städelsches Kunstinstitut, Frankfurt/Main, inv. no. SG 328). - Smoothed horizontal centrefold. With several pinholes and small stains. Delicate handling marks. In good condition.