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a group of nine black and white drawings on papera black and white drawing of a woman holding a childa black and white drawing of a man running down a staircasea black and white drawing of a man and a woman in a forestan old black and white drawing of a man riding a horsea black and white drawing of a woman sitting on a firean image of a black and white drawing of a man sitting on a chaira black and white drawing of a man sitting on the grounda black and white drawing of a man standing in front of a treea black and white drawing of a person standing on a crossa black and white drawing of a man running in the streetthe front cover of a book with a picture of a bird on it
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Estimate €200 - €400
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Hans Freese* (Germany 1886–1966) Set of 10 lithographs: Immermann, Merlin 1|Merlin and Niniana lithograph on paper, 18 x 11.5 cm inscribed on the print: ‘Merlin und Niniana’ 2|Lohengrin, Parzival, Titurell lithograph on paper 19.5 x 12.5 cm inscribed on the print: ‘Lohengrin, Parzival, Titurell’ 3|Merlin, Placidus lithograph on paper 18 x 14 cm inscribed on the print: ‘Merlin, Placidus’ 4|Candida, Satan lithograph on paper 18.5 x 12 cm inscribed on the print: ‘Candida, Satan’ 5|Appearance of Antinous lithograph on paper, 20 x 13.5 cm inscribed on the print: ‘Erscheinung Antinous’ 6|Merlin in Misery lithograph on paper, 18 x 12 cm inscribed on the print: ‘Merlin im Elend’ 7|Merlin’s Transfiguration lithograph on paper 19 x 13 cm inscribed on the print: ‘Merlin’s Transfiguration’ 8|Ginevra, Lanzelot, Dwarf lithograph on paper 19 x 13 cm inscribed on the print: Ginevra, Lanzelot, Dwarf 9|Merlin’s Appearance lithograph on paper 19.5 x 12 cm inscribed on the print: Merlin’s Appearance 10|Klingsor and the Dwarf lithograph on paper 20 x 13 cm inscribed on the print ‘Klingsor und Zwerg’ ESTIMATE € 200 – € 400 STARTING PRICE € 200 Hans Freese was a German painter, graphic artist, set designer and art teacher. After 1900, he trained to become an art teacher at the Academy of Graphic Arts and Book Trade in Leipzig and at the School of Applied Arts and Crafts in Berlin. He also attended the Académie Julian in Paris. He subsequently worked as a teacher of drawing and arts and crafts in the state school system. After serving in the First World War, he continued his studies under Lovis Corinth from 1919 onwards. He was a member of the November Group and the Berlin Secession and exhibited regularly at the Great Berlin Art Exhibition. His works included portraits, street scenes and war scenes. In the 1920s, his work consisted mainly of illustrations, book designs and portfolios, most of which were published by Israel Ber Neumann and Paul Cassirer in Berlin. Other artists and terms: war painting, art education, Berlin artists, stage design PLEASE NOTE: The purchase price comprises the highest bid plus the buyer’s premium, VAT and, where applicable, the artists’ resale rights fee and platform fee. In the case of standard taxation (marked °), a premium of 24% is added to the highest bid. The mandatory sales tax of 13 per cent (20 per cent for photographs) is added to the sum of the highest bid, the buyer’s premium and the platform fee. The buyer’s premium amounts to 28 per cent in the case of differential taxation. The sales tax is included in the differential taxation.
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Auction time 09/30/2026 at 10:00 AM
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