Lot Essay
The present lot will be sold with the following publication: Georg Wislicenus (and illustrated with paintings by Willy Stöwer), Deutschlands Seemacht, Leipzig, 1909.
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The Royal yacht Hohenzollern sailing off the coast of Syrakus, Sicily
Details
(2) Willy Stöwer (German, 1864-1931)
The Royal yacht Hohenzollern sailing off the coast of Syrakus, Sicily
signed, inscribed and dated 'Willy Stöwer/Sm.Y.Hohenzollern Syrakus. 1904' (lower right); and inscribed 'Kustenfahrung, Sicielien. Agosta' (upper right)
pencil, watercolour and bodycolour on coloured paper
32 x 45 cm. (2)
The Royal yacht Hohenzollern sailing off the coast of Syrakus, Sicily
signed, inscribed and dated 'Willy Stöwer/Sm.Y.Hohenzollern Syrakus. 1904' (lower right); and inscribed 'Kustenfahrung, Sicielien. Agosta' (upper right)
pencil, watercolour and bodycolour on coloured paper
32 x 45 cm. (2)
Provenance
Given to the father of the present owner by Kaiser Wilhelm II (1859-1941) in 1923.
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