R Weniger

Four c1910s Pen Ink Postcard Drawings

Set of 4 hand-drawn by R. Weniger pen & ink c1910s postcards from Paris addressed to the philanthropist Seymour H. Knox of Buffalo, NY. Art Sz: 11 3/4"H x 7 3/4"W Frame Sz: 16 1...

Classic hand-drawn c1910s framed postcards in pen & ink by R Weniger from England addressed to (the philanthropist) Seymour H Knox of Buffalo, NY Image Sz: 14 1/2"H x 11 3/4"W Fram...

Framed set of 5 pen & ink hand-drawn by R. Weniger postcards from Italy addressed to the philanthropist Seymour H Knox of Buffalo, NY Art Sz: 12 1/2"H x 12"W Frame Sz: 16 3/4"H x 1...

Classic English (5 custom framed) jockeys on c1930s Player's Cigarettes cards Image Sz: 6 1/2"H x 5"W Frame Sz: 15"H x 13"W Artist's Biography: BUCHANAN Peter Ronald C. 1870-1950 ...

4 Drawings by a Boston Artist, Signed from 1908 D1 Four drawings of figures, each 7.25" x 4.5", were drawn in the early 20th century, 2 "Framed (16.75" x 22.5") under glass.

Marcus Behmer (German, 1879 – 1958) Die Geravbte orchidee (The robbed orchid), 1903 Signed ‘Marcus Behmer’ (lower right in pencil) Lithograph on paper 16.1/8 x 12in. (40.8 x 30.5cm.) It is apparent Behmer is influenced by the work of Aubrey Beardsley, though this work is no less beautiful in its execution. Little is known regarding his connections to Oscar Wilde though he is obviously an admirer and has many similarities with his private life and incarceration in prison. These works were a personal gift to Baron Detlev von Hadeln, the aristocrat and prominent art historian of the age. Behmer is known to be, since 1903, a member in the first ever homosexual organization in Berlin and was thus probably a part of Adolf Brand’s circle, and may have contributed to Brand’s publication Der Eigene. Until now, few know that Behmer was sentenced in April 1937 by a court in Konstanz to imprisonment for two years, being arrested in Freiburg and at other locations in southern Germany for being a homosexual. At times he was given the opportunity to work as an artist in prison. The works produced in this period are mostly calligraphic designed tablets with Greek text (prayers and Bible quotes...

French School circa 1900 Studies of characters, four drawings in a same frame Pencil on paper Sizes of the drawings (from left to right and from top to bottom) A couple at a table ...

3 Drawings by a Boston Artist, Signed June 21, 1908, D4 Three drawings of figures, two 7" x 4.5", and one 5" x 4.25", were drawn in the early 20th century, Framed (22.5" x 14.5") und...