Trabrennen V

Max Slevogt

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Max Slevogt

Artist, German, 1868 - 1932

This is a drawing depicting horse-drawn carriages and individuals gathered in a public setting. The drawing shows a carriage drawn by horses in the foreground, with outlined figures dispersed around and in the vicinity of the carriages. Some figures are standing aside, while others appear to be observing or engaged in an activity. The background and foreground are lightly rendered, creating an ethereal quality with a focus on motion and ambiance. The sparse and airy style emphasizes a sense of momentary observation, in a soft and impressionistic approach.
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This is a drawing of a horse pulling a cart with a person and another horse's head drawn separately. The drawing features a simple sketch using minimal lines to depict a scene where a horse is harnessed to a cart on which a person is seated. The horse appears to be in motion, as indicated by its extended legs. Off to the right side, there is a separate depiction of a horse's head. The entire composition is created using light pencil or charcoal lines on a blank background.

Trabrennen I

Max Slevogt

1868

This is a drawing of a cover page. The image features a greenish colored paper with hand-written text and a small sketch. The text written in an elegant cursive style reads "Trabrennen" followed by the phrase "13 Lithographien von M. Slevogt". Below this, there is a simple line drawing of a horse pulling a vehicle. The bottom of the image includes more hand-written text "bei Bruno Cassirer" and a circular stamp at the lower right corner.

Trabrennen

Max Slevogt

1868

The image is a sketch featuring two partial profiles of a man. Both profiles show the man from the shoulders up, facing to the left. In the top sketch, the man has a prominent nose, a mustache, and curly hair under a wide-brimmed hat. The lower sketch also features the man in a similar hat with a rough line depiction of facial features including a mustache. Both sketches are bordered by rough lines at the bottom and top, resembling a railing or fence. In the background of the top sketch, there is an abstract sketch of a crowd, depicted with minimal lines. The background of the image is a plain light-colored canvas or paper. No jewelry or objects are present in the image.

Trabrennen II

Max Slevogt

1868

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Claude Schaefer [1913-2010], Montevideo, Uruguay; sold 1950 to Lessing J. Rosenwald; [1] gift 1950/1951 to the National Gallery of Art.
[1] In Recollections of a Collector, 1976, p. 56-57, Rosenwald described being approached by a young man in South America who offered to sell his father’s collection of prints that he had brought with him from Germany. Rosenwald gives the year as 1951, but his appointment books confirm that it was actually 1950 - he left for Buenos Aires on 9 February 1950 and returned on 20 March 1950 (Library of Congress, Rosenwald Papers, Box 75). Rosenwald writes that he bought the entire collection of some 1100 prints and drawings, but as they had already been scheduled to be sent to Europe they came to the United States via Antwerp, arriving in the US in late April 1950. Rosenwald decided to keep about a quarter of the collection, destined for the National Gallery of Art, and donate the remainder to other institutions. The inventory log of Alverthorpe indicates that just over 300 works were accessioned there in May of 1950, inventory numbers 50.260-50.530, acquired from Claude Schaefer (Gallery Archives, National Gallery of Art, RG 45A1, Rosenwald Papers, Box 41).

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Markings

Verso, stamped in black ink: COMISION NACIONAL DE MUSEOS / Y MONUMENTOS HISTORICOS / JOSE LUIS BUSANICHE / SECRETARIO GENERALE

Wikidata ID

Q65362688

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