656 - E. NEUREUTHER (*1806), Female Figures & Arabesques, Lithograph

E. NEUREUTHER (*1806), Female Figures & Arabesques, Lithograph Eugen Napoleon Neureuther (1806 Munich – 1882 ibid.): Cut-out Lithographs with Female Figures & Arabesques, 19th century, Lithograph Technique: Lithography on paper, mounted on cardboard Date: 19th century Description: By the German artist Eugen Napoleon Neureuther. He worked primarily as an illustrator, creating arabesques to accompany literature and poetry. He established his reputation with marginal drawings for Goethe’s ballads and romances. He also created decorative wall paintings and worked as a panel painter. On the cardboard below is an old inscription: “Eug. Neureuther, Orig. lithogr.” Keywords: 19th century, Romanticism, Botany, Germany, Size: Paper: 38.0 cm x 27.5 cm (15 x 10.8 in), Image: 8.5 cm x 9.0 cm (3.3 x 3.5 in) Condition: Good condition. The central image on the left has a small tear; the backing is slightly discolored due to age, with traces of earlier mounting on the reverse at the upper edge.