Lot Essay
Kley was a German painter and illustrator who worked for Simplicissimus and Jugend. This lot is sold with a book titled The Drawings of Heinrich Kley in which some of the above drawings appear.
Details
Heinrich Kley (1863-1945)
The Old Centaur
signed 'Kley' and inscribed 'der alte Centaur'; pen and black ink, unframed
11 x 14¾in.; two watercolours and six drawings, the majority classical subjects by the same artist (9)
The Old Centaur
signed 'Kley' and inscribed 'der alte Centaur'; pen and black ink, unframed
11 x 14¾in.; two watercolours and six drawings, the majority classical subjects by the same artist (9)