Skizzenbuch, 1848

Buchblock mit Einband: 161 x 99 x 4.5 mm
Buchblock ohne Einband: 161 x 99 x 5 mm

Physical Description: Pencil of wove paper, in paperback of ochre-coloured solid handmade paper, front with blank label

Inventory Number: SG 2812

Object Number: SG 2812 Z

Acquisition: Acquired in 1942

Status: Can be presented in the study room of the Graphische Sammlung (special opening hours)

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About the Work

The 26-year-old Ludwig Metz carried this paperback sketchbook and a pencil with him during a journey from Hessia to Bavaria in the summer of 1848. The studies contained therein, first of religious paintings, then of landscapes and buildings, are rarely dated and only a few places are mentioned. They document visits on the Feldberg in Hessia, in Darmstadt, Nuremberg and in the Allgäu. The drawings seem to be realised quickly and therefore seem more like impressive snapshots, which the artist quickly took down on the way – in contrast to the composed, accurate studies found in other sketchbooks of the studied architect.

For a full sketchbook description, please see “Research”.

Work Data

Basic Information

Title: Skizzenbuch

Draughtsman

Ludwig Metz

Period Produced

19th century

Object Type

drawing

Physical Description: Pencil of wove paper, in paperback of ochre-coloured solid handmade paper, front with blank label

Material

Technique

pencil drawing

Geographic Reference

German

Production Reason

Sketchbook

Label at the Time of Manufacture: Verschiedene Notizen und Bezeichnungen des Künstlers im Buch
Bezeichnet auf dem vorderen Spiegel von fremder Hand (mit Bleistift): L. Metz 1848