Hans Dahlem (Blieskastel 1928 - 2006 Saarbrücken), 'Das Kolumbus-Denkmal in Barcelona, 1985, pen and ink drawing on white machine paper, dated "31.10.85" in pencil lower right, with dedication lower left: "für Brigitte und Ludwig, diesen Blick in die atlantische Zukunft, allerdings in der falschen Richtung", 21 x 29 cm, under glass and passe-partout in narrow gold border. Overall size: 33 x 39.5 cm, Provenance: Collection of the writer Ludwig Harig, Sulzbach. Limit 45,- >> Studied at the Saarbrücken School of Arts and Crafts, École des Beaux-Arts a. Académie de la Grande Chaumière Paris, 1966 Hans Purrmann Prize, member of the Palatinate Secession.

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