3519 - ROESELER, August (1866 Hamburg – 1934 Munich)

ROESELER, August (1866 Hamburg – 1934 Munich) "Rough Touch" Gouache in grisaille, highlighted in white. Signed in pencil in the lower right corner. Image dimensions: 62.5 x 51.5 cm. Framed and under glass: 67.5 x 56.5 cm (beige frame). Illustration for *Die Fliegenden Blätter*, Volume 133, Issue 3404, p. 186. Titled there “Rough Touch” with the caption “Aviation Commission: ‘The planned overland flight will also pass over the village of Distelberg.’ Mayor: ‘No way, Commissioner!’ Recently, word got out that aviator Surrer would be flying over our village, and in the process, he’s already blown the parsonage, a tower, and six haylofts to smithereens. ‘We’ll have had enough of that sort of “touch,”’ we say.” The scene depicted here is the previous event to which the mayor refers in the fictional dialogue. Slight signs of aging. Painter in Munich, a student at the Academy there, worked for the “Fliegende Blätter,” as seen here. Bibliography: Thieme/Becker. Viewing time: Oct. 31, 2026 | estimated 2:32 p.m. (CET) ROESELER, August (1866 Hamburg – 1934 Munich) "Rough Touch" Gouache in grisaille, highlighted in white. Signed in pencil lower right. Image dimensions: 62.5 x 51.5 cm. Framed & under glass: 67.5 x 56.5 cm (beige frame). Illustration for *Die Fliegenden Blätter*, Volume 133, Issue 3404, p. 186. There it is titled “Rough Touch” and captioned “Aviation Commission: ‘The planned overland flight will also pass over the village of Distelberg.’ Mayor: ‘No way, Commissioner!’ Recently, there were also rumors that aviator Surrer would land in our village, and in the meantime, while flying over, he’s already flattened the parsonage, a tower, and six haylofts. We’ll pass on that kind of ‘touch.’" The scene depicted here is the previous event to which the mayor refers in the fictional dialogue. Slight signs of aging. A painter in Munich, a student at the Academy there, worked for the “Fliegende Blätter” as seen here. Bibliography: Thieme/Becker. Call time Oct. 31, 2026 | estimated time: 2:32 p.m. (CET) *This is an automatically generated translation from German by deepl.com and should be considered only as an aid—not a legally binding statement of the lot’s characteristics. Please note that we can only guarantee the accuracy of the description and condition as provided in the German description.