95 - Two sheets, attributed to Max Slevogt (Landshut 1868–1932 Neukastel near Leinsweiler), dated 1926 and 1923, respectively

Two sheets, attributed to Max Slevogt (Landshut 1868–1932 Neukastel near Leinsweiler), dated 1926 and 1923, respectively 1) Reproduction based on the painting “Die Pfälzer Freunde” (1926) by Max Slevogt, on paper, framed under glass. Inscribed in ink below the image: “To Mr. August Hoffmann in memory of the gatherings in the arbor / Fall 1926 / Max Slevogt / Neukastel.” Three men at a table under an arbor, a jug on the right, additional figures in the background; depicted are Slevogt’s Palatinate friends Heinrich Kohl, Dr. Walter Finkler, August Hoffmann, and Georg Christmann. A few isolated spots on the front at the bottom; extensive mildew stains on the back. Frame with a loss of gilding and chalk ground in the upper left corner, approx. 2 cm. Image dimensions approx. 20.2 × 27.5 cm, frame dimensions 32.5 × 39.0 cm. 2) “Heinrich Kohl, Dec. 1, 1923,” chalk lithograph on paper, inscribed “Slevogt” in the lower right corner of the printing plate. Menu written in hand-drawn script, surrounded by a group of horsemen with their retinue, grape harvest scenes, and a landscape featuring a castle complex on a wooded hill. Continuous vertical center fold, horizontal fold line halfway up, additional crease marks. Waterstains across the entire sheet, denser toward the margins. Missing section with exposed fibers in the lower central area, approx. 0.5 cm, approx. 5 cm from the bottom edge. Paper evenly and lightly browned. Sheet dimensions approx. 31.7 × 24.0 cm. Along with Liebermann and Corinth, Slevogt is considered one of the triumvirate of German Impressionism. Condition: II