Kurt Meyer-Eberhardt (1895-1977) - Framed Etching Fawn at Rest

Description

A very fine etching by the well-known Germany artist Kurt Meyer-Eberhardt. Colour has been added direct to the artist's plate in sepia tones to create this hype-realistic study of a wild fawn at rest. The print has been monogrammed by the publisher in plate to the lower left. Signed in graphite below plate lines. Well-presented in a complimenting wood frame. On heavy wove.

Condition

The condition is typical for a picture of this age including some discolouration and foxing. Light scuffs noticeable on the wood frame.

Size

25 x 32cm (9.8" x 12.6")
Plate: 25 x 32cm (9.8" x 12.6")
Framed Size: 38.5 x 44.5cm (15.2" x 17.5")

See More Like This

For our full collection of Kurt Meyer-Eberhardt (1895-1977) artworks click here

Artist Biography

Kurt Meyer-Eberhardt was born in Leipzig in 1985 and died in Munich in 1977. He studied at the Weimar Academy of Fine Arts under Lyonel Feininger and Theodor Hagen. Declining a professorship at Weimar, he went to Munich where he decided to work on producing engravings of animals. Since 1917 he had been published by Hanfstaengl in Munich, a copper print shop, who owns the copyright of his archive and other artists.