4111 - Richard Naumann-Coschütz, Grahlsburg

Richard Naumann-Coschütz, Grahlsburg A castle perched on steep, rugged rock, with a pine tree weathered by wind and weather in the foreground; mixed media, pencils and colours on paper mounted on card; signed in graphite beneath the image on the right "Richard Naumann-Coschütz", and titled and dated "Grahlsburg 1925" on the left; within the image, a ligated monogram and dated "RNC 1925"; minimal signs of wear; image dimensions approx. 42 x 33 cm, cardboard dimensions approx. 58 x 47 cm. Artist information: real name Max Richard Naumann, German writer, painter, draughtsman, graphic artist, bookplate and applied artist (1886 Freital - 1961 Dresden); initially trained as a lithographer from 1900, studied from 1909 at the Dresden Academy under Robert Sterl, Oskar Zwintscher, Richard Müller and Hermann Prell, 1919-22: master student under Ludwig von Hofmann; from 1923: worked as a freelance artist in Dresden; subsequently became a sensitive portrayer of the Dresden countryside, particularly Saxon Switzerland; worked in Dresden-Coschütz; source: Student registers of the Dresden Academy and the internet.