3302 - Altheim, Wilhelm

Altheim, Wilhelm (1871 Groß-Gerau – Frankfurt am Main 1914). 10 sheets of drawings in various techniques and formats. Each mounted on passe-partout. ╔Includes, among others: "Rural Estate"; in the foreground a woman with a small child, farm implements, and a doghouse. Charcoal, with some watercolor on the right, on light handmade paper. 20.3 x 33.7 cm. ╔Mr. Vorgel╗, holding a lantern in his right hand. Blue chalk on handmade paper. 22.1 x 14.4 cm. Mounted due to a crease. ╔Crouching figure facing left╗, urinating. Brown colored pencil on yellowish handmade paper. 31.3 x 24.3 cm. Dated “Nov. 1911.” A sketch by Altheim, torn into several pieces, which his son pieced back together. “Figure studies”: Five men in various clothing and poses. Black chalk on vellum. 20.6 x 16 cm. ╔Concept sketch for a bookplate:╗ Bearded man, seen from the front. Blue pencil on sturdy yellowish Japanese paper. Image size 20 x 11 cm. ╔In the studio: Woman carrying in a meal on a tray╗. Red chalk on vellum. 16 x 20.6 cm. On the reverse, a man walking with a billowing coat.