43 - Paul BROCKMÜLLER (1864 - 1925). Portrait of Rolf Freiherr von Lersner. Officer. 1918. Approx. 144 cm x 88 cm. Approx. 149 cm x 94.5 cm with frame. Painting. Oil on canvas. Large-format portrait of Rolf Freiherr von Lersner (1893 - 1917) in uniform. He was an officer in the 8th Hussar Regiment and a Knight of the Iron Cross, 1st and 2nd Class. He was killed in action as a fighter pilot. Family coat of arms in the upper left corner. Inscribed on the reverse, dated “1918,” and attributed. The von Lersner family is a family of lettered nobility, originally from Hesse and later part of the imperial city patriciate in Frankfurt am Main, which still exists today. Color flaking. Some areas where paint is missing. Frame heavily scuffed and dented. See photos for condition. Category: Paintings / Militaria

Paul BROCKMÜLLER (1864 - 1925). Portrait of Rolf Freiherr von Lersner. Officer. 1918. Approx. 144 cm x 88 cm. Approx. 149 cm x 94.5 cm with frame. Painting. Oil on canvas. Large-format portrait of Rolf Freiherr von Lersner (1893 - 1917) in uniform. He was an officer in the 8th Hussar Regiment and a Knight of the Iron Cross, 1st and 2nd Class. He was killed in action as a fighter pilot. Family coat of arms in the upper left corner. Inscribed on the reverse, dated “1918,” and attributed. The von Lersner family is a family of lettered nobility, originally from Hesse and later part of the imperial city patriciate in Frankfurt am Main, which still exists today. Color flaking. Some areas where paint is missing. Frame heavily scuffed and dented. See photos for condition. Category: Paintings / Militaria - Shipping not available through the auction house -