Robert Erbe, Poultry Farm with Chickens, Turkeys, Peacocks, and Pigeons / Duck Family. 1876. Robert Erbe1844 Gera - 1903 Oberlößnitz b. Dresden Pen-and-ink drawing in ink and pencil on paper. Pencil drawing on paper. "Poultry farm" unsigned. "Entenfamilie" signed in lead on the upper right "R. Erbe" as well as extensively dated "9.24.August ". Mounted in passepartout with full margins at upper margin. "Geflügelhof" creased due to age. With brownish stains on verso. "Duck Family" with three light box pleats, trimmed at r. margin. and on verso in lead with a painted drawing. Dimensions: 14,7 x 18,5 cm, Psp. 44.5 x 21 cm. Robert Erbe 1844 Gera - 1903 Oberlößnitz b. Dresden Studies at the Dresden academy of arts. Erbe was an animal painter and worked preferably in watercolour.

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