Four Jurists [ORIGINAL SIGNED PAINTINGS MIXED MEDIA]
[Vienna]: NP, No date. Original artwork. Loose leaf. Small Folio (13 x 6 5/8"). Four original mixed media drawings depicting lawyers and judges, three male and one female, all signed R. v. d. Wehr. Protected by modern mylar. The drawings are executed predominantly in oil.
This group of four masterfully rendered, impressive drawings depict two judges, one of them female, and two lawyers. The features of Jewish men are accentuated in two renderings, a Jewish judge and a lawyer, and two of them depict Northern type jurists, a female judge and a lawyer.
The generic cover paper contains a contemporary pencil note: "4 Bll. Juristen, Aquarelle mit humorvollen Darstellungen von 3 Juristen und 1 Juristin sign. R.v.d.Wehr. Vorzeichnungen für die satirische Zeitschrfit "Muskete" '...with humorous depiction of 3 jurists and 1 female jurist sign. R. v. d. Wehr. Preparatory drawings for the satyric periodical "Muskete."
The Wien Museum Online Catalog lists 28 Caricatures by R. v. d. Wehr, who's work included military, society and vocational characters. Listed as artwork by R. v. d. Wehr (Inventory # 49075/12, category "Objektart" and dated 1912), depicting societal characters). Fine condition. Item #53546
Price: $1,750.00