Carl Philipp Fohr
1795-1818
The Tower of Hohenbaden
1814-1815
7 11/16 x 8 11/16 inches (195 x 221 mm); secondary support: 8 5/16 x 11 3/8 inches (211 x 289 mm); decorative frame: 16 1/2 x 17 1/2 x 7/8 inches
Watercolor.
2017.80
Thaw Collection.
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed by the artist in pen and black ink at lower center of original green paper mount, "Die Trümmer eines Stammes der Zähringer ehemalige Wohnung"; numbered at upper right corner of original mount, "5"; printed label on reverse of original green paper mount, "Carl Philipp Fohr (1795-1818). Umstehendes Blatt ist eine Originalarbeit von Carl Philipp Fohr und zwar No. 5 aus dem badischen Skizzenbuch, gewidmet der Erbgrossherzogin Wilhelmine von Hessen. Dies wird hiermit bestätigt. München, den 1. Februar 1927. Die Direktion der Graphischen Sammlung", [signature of Otto Weigmann, surprinted with the institution's stamp].
Associated names
Wilhelmina, Grand Duchess of Hesse, former owner.
Henry, Prince of Hesse, former owner.
Emily, Princess of Hesse, former owner.
Thaw, Eugene Victor, former owner.
Thaw, Clare, former owner.
Henry, Prince of Hesse, former owner.
Emily, Princess of Hesse, former owner.
Thaw, Eugene Victor, former owner.
Thaw, Clare, former owner.
Bibliography
Thaw Catalogue Raisonné, 2017, no. 120, repr.
The Thaw Collection : Master Drawings and Oil Sketches : Acquisitions since 1994. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 2002, no. 24.
The Thaw Collection : Master Drawings and Oil Sketches : Acquisitions since 1994. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 2002, no. 24.
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Century Drawings
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