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KARL SPITZWEG, born 5th February 1808 at Munich where he died also on 23rd September 1885. He studied at the University of Munich and dedicated himself towards 1835 to the study of Art. He chose for his paintings the life of the contented citizen characteristic of his time representing it in a pleasant and humoristic way and laying stress upon certain types.
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Serenade. Spitzweg, Munich
KARL SPITZWEG, born 5th February 1808 at Munich where he died also on 23rd September 1885. He studied at the University of Munich and dedicated himself towards 1835 to the study of Art. He chose for his paintings the life of the contented citizen characteristic of his time representing it in a pleasant and humoristic way and laying stress upon certain types.
Publisher: Stengel & Co. (German, 1885–1945)
German
after 1906
Medium/Technique
Chromolithograph with gilded beveled edges on card stock.
Dimensions
Vertical: 14 x 8.9 cm (5 1/2 x 3 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Leonard A. Lauder Postcard Archive—Gift of Leonard A. Lauder
Accession Number2015.3797
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPostcards
DescriptionBack: divided. Mint.
Stengel & Co., G.m.b.H., Dresden 29145
Made in Germany.
Stengel & Co., G.m.b.H., Dresden 29145
Made in Germany.
ProvenanceBetween 1950 and 2015, acquired by Leonard A. Lauder, New York, from various postcard dealers in Europe and the United States; 2015, gift of Leonard A. Lauder to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 24, 2015)