129 - T. WEBER (1813–1875), A sketch of nature featuring old trees, 1864, pencil

T. WEBER (1813–1875), A sketch of nature featuring old trees, 1864, pencil Therese Weber (1813 Nymphenburg – 1875 Munich): Nature sketch, thicket with old trees, 1864, pencil Technique: Pencil on paper Inscription: Inscribed and dated lower right. Date: 1864 Description: Sketch of a group of trees with gnarled branches and trunks. Therese Weber owed her training as an artist to some of the most renowned artists of her time—Karl Rottmann, Christian Morgenstern, and Albrecht Adam—thanks to the encouragement of her uncle, General Freiherr von Weber. After her father’s death, he took Therese in and recognized the girl’s talent and inclination. The artist trained herself in landscape and animal painting and studied modern languages as well as history and literature. On numerous trips to Alsace, Lorraine, and the Bavarian Inn Valley, she drew and painted nature. During a trip to Lake Tegernsee, she met the botanist August Max Einsele, who encouraged her to accurately depict the plant world and to create a Keywords: 19th century, Romanticism, Nature, Germany, Size: Paper: 18.7 cm x 24.0 cm (7.4 x 9.4 in) Condition: Good condition. The sheet is foxed in places. The upper corners of the sheet are minimally creased.