A German Autograph Fan decorated by various artists, including Julius Adam II (1852-1913), Robert Schleich (1845-1934), Franz von Defregger (1835-1921), Wilhelm Velten (1847-1929), Eduard von Grützner (1846-1925), Franz Xavier Simm (1853-1918), Hermann Kaulbach (1846-1909), Carl von Marr (1858-1936), Otto Friedrich Gebler (1838-1917), Gabriel Cornelius Ritter von Max (1840-1915), Joseph Wöpfner (1843-1927) and Heinrich Schlitt (1849-1923)

PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE WISCONSIN COLLECTION

from left to right: Kittens at a Milk Bowl; Haymaking; A Young Girl; A Huntsman with Hounds; A Cardinal; A Lady with a Looking Glass; A Little Soldier; An Altar Boy; A Sheep in a Pasture; A Young Beauty; Fisherfolk at the Shore; and Gnomes in a Fairytale Landscape

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A German Autograph Fan decorated by various artists, including Julius Adam II (1852-1913), Robert Schleich (1845-1934), Franz von Defregger (1835-1921), Wilhelm Velten (1847-1929), Eduard von Grützner (1846-1925), Franz Xavier Simm (1853-1918), Hermann Kaulbach (1846-1909), Carl von Marr (1858-1936), Otto Friedrich Gebler (1838-1917), Gabriel Cornelius Ritter von Max (1840-1915), Joseph Wöpfner (1843-1927) and Heinrich Schlitt (1849-1923)
from left to right: Kittens at a Milk Bowl; Haymaking; A Young Girl; A Huntsman with Hounds; A Cardinal; A Lady with a Looking Glass; A Little Soldier; An Altar Boy; A Sheep in a Pasture; A Young Beauty; Fisherfolk at the Shore; and Gnomes in a Fairytale Landscape
each signed from left to right 'Jul. Adam', 'Rob Schleich', 'Defregger '07', 'W. Velten', E. Grüztner 1907', 'F. Simm', 'H Kaulbach', 'Carl Marr', 'O. Gebler', 'G. v. Max','J. Wöpfner', and 'Heinrich Schlitt'
each oil on panel fitted in a framed lunette
each work: 14.5 x 3½ in.
framed: 45 x 31 in. (114.3 x 78.9 cm.)
Painted in 1907

Provenance

Commissioned directly from the grandfather of the present owner, 1907.

Lot Essay

This whimsical and finely executed autograph fan, commissioned in 1907, is one of the best examples of its kind. The tradition of autograph fan painting was a local artistic phenomena largely confined to Bavaria as testified to by the twelve Munich born painters featured in the various panels. Popular among wealthy tourists at the turn of the century these works provided a unique 'visual memento.' The collaboration among this group of Munich based painters holds strong parallels with the Victorian 'Art Clubs' of the same period that were flourished in England.

Franz Xavier Simm A Lady with a Looking Glass.

Heinrich Schlitt Gnomes in a Fairytale Landscape

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