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painting of a view of a city with tall buildings and a body of water
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Estimate €500 - €750
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Description
Potsdam Sandmann, Franz Xaver Potsdam as seen from the railway station. Original hand-coloured and partly egg-white-enhanced lithograph. Potsdam, Otto Janke, c. 1850. On sturdy vellum. 31.8 x 44.2 cm (48 x 61.7 cm). Below the illustration, an engraved and lithographed title block with details of the artist, printer and publisher. Not listed in Giersberg/Schendel. – Not listed in Drescher/Kroll. – Printed by J. Rauh, Vienna. – From the twelve-sheet series ‘Potsdam’, for which Janke commissioned the two renowned artists and lithographers Franz Xaver Sandmann and Alexander August Carl Haun. - An idyllic view looking from the railway station across Friendship Island towards Potsdam. On the left is the spire of the Garrison Church, to the left-centre the City Palace, and in the centre the tower of St Nicholas’ Church. In the foreground, a shepherd rests with his flock. - Slightly browned due to the paper, with a smoothed-out, barely perceptible vertical crease, somewhat stained, with minor marginal discolouration; a restored defect in the lower white margin. Overall in good condition. A magnificent, tranquil view in a well-preserved, delicate colour scheme. Original hand-coloured and partly heightened lithograph. Below the depiction are lithographed details of the artist, printer and publisher. - From the twelve-sheet series ‘Potsdam’, for which Janke commissioned the two renowned artists and lithographers Franz Xaver Sandmann and Alexander August Carl Haun. - Slightly browned due to the paper, with a smoothed, barely perceptible vertical fold, some staining, small marginal tears, and a restored defect in the lower white margin. Overall in good condition. A splendid view in well-preserved, delicate colours.
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Auction time 10/24/2026 at 10:00 AM
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