Skizzenbuch, 1852

Buchblock mit Einband: 133 x 208 x 10 mm
Buchblock ohne Einband: 126 x 191 x 3 mm
Einleger: 126 x 188 mm

Physical Description: Pencil and brush in brown on wove paper, in half leather book covers with pen loops, covered with grey-brown covering paper (largely lost) Inlay: pencil on wove paper

Inventory Number: SG 2814

Object Number: SG 2814 Z

Acquisition: Acquired in 1942

Status: Not on display

Texts

About the Work

In the summer of 1852, Ludwig Metz travelled to Italy. With a pencil, rarely with a brush in brown, he sketched views of the visited places and landscapes in his landscape sketchbook. Almost fully dated and labelled, the studies reveal Metz’s route from Rome to the Gulf of Naples. Later he tore out numerous pages, perhaps to use them in another context, like the loosely inserted drawings for Orvieto and Viterbo. Apart from the last two pages, the last third of the book remained empty.

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 and brush in brown on wove paper, in half leather book covers with pen loops, covered with grey-brown covering paper (largely lost) Inlay: pencil on wove paper

Material

Technique

Geographic Reference

German

Production Reason

Sketchbook

Label at the Time of Manufacture: Verschiedene Notizen und Bezeichnungen des Künstlers im Buch
Datiert und bezeichnet auf dem vorderen Spiegel von fremder Hand (mit Bleistift): L. Metz 1852