ALASTAIR (BARON HANS HENNING VON VOIGT) (1887-1969)
ALASTAIR (BARON HANS HENNING VON VOIGT) (1887-1969)
ALASTAIR (BARON HANS HENNING VON VOIGT) (1887-1969)
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ALASTAIR (BARON HANS HENNING VON VOIGT) (1887-1969)

Illustration for an Opera (possibly Carmen)

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ALASTAIR (BARON HANS HENNING VON VOIGT) (1887-1969)
Illustration for an Opera (possibly Carmen)
signed and dated 'Alastair / R . N . / 3.4.14' (on the reverse)
pen, ink and bodycolour on paper
11 x 7 5⁄8 in. (28 x 19.4 cm.)
Executed in 1914.

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Lot Essay

Hans Henning Otto Harry Baron von Voigt, best known by his nickname Alastair, was a German artist, composer, dancer, mime, poet, singer and translator. As an illustrator he used the nom de plume “Alastair”.

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