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Alois Zötl (1803-1887)
An ostrich beside her eggs
signed and inscribed 'Vögel.Taf. Die Straussenhenne. Struthio camelus Fem. A.Z.pinx. am 26. Dezember 1870.'
pencil, black ink and watercolour
16¼ x 20 inches (412 x 508mm).
An original drawing from a remarkable Bestiary compiled by the Austrian artist, Aloys Zötl. The Bestiary remained completely unknown, until its appearance (and dispersal) in Paris in 1955. Zötl sought inspiration for his work among the books in his extensive library, and his drawings attest to his creative art rather than dry scientific observation. His library was kept intact and is reputed to be owned by a descendant in his hometown of Eferding, near Linz. The Bestiary created a stir on its appearance in 1955; André Breton wrote a preface to the catalogue in which he praised Zötl's visionary creation, and Julio Cortàzar composed a poem to accompany publication of the drawings in 1972 (Il bestiario di Alous Zötl (1831-1887, Parma: 1972).
An ostrich beside her eggs
signed and inscribed 'Vögel.Taf. Die Straussenhenne. Struthio camelus Fem. A.Z.pinx. am 26. Dezember 1870.'
pencil, black ink and watercolour
16¼ x 20 inches (412 x 508mm).
An original drawing from a remarkable Bestiary compiled by the Austrian artist, Aloys Zötl. The Bestiary remained completely unknown, until its appearance (and dispersal) in Paris in 1955. Zötl sought inspiration for his work among the books in his extensive library, and his drawings attest to his creative art rather than dry scientific observation. His library was kept intact and is reputed to be owned by a descendant in his hometown of Eferding, near Linz. The Bestiary created a stir on its appearance in 1955; André Breton wrote a preface to the catalogue in which he praised Zötl's visionary creation, and Julio Cortàzar composed a poem to accompany publication of the drawings in 1972 (Il bestiario di Alous Zötl (1831-1887, Parma: 1972).
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