Skizzenbuch, Ludwig Metz
Ludwig Metz
Skizzenbuch
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Ludwig Metz

Skizzenbuch, 1845


Buchblock mit Einband
203 x 146 x 11 mm
Buchblock ohne Einband
197 x 135 x 7 mm
Einleger 1
105 x max. 141 mm
Einleger 2
235 x 197.5 mm
Physical Description
Pencil, pen and black ink, brush in red, partly painted in watercolours, on wove paper, with a half leather cover with pen loops and leather corners, board covered with agate-marbled paper Inlay 1: pencil on pink-coloured wove paper; inlay 2: pencil on tracing paper
Inventory Number
SG 2730
Object Number
SG 2730 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 sketchbook, mainly filled with pencil sketches and drawings, evidently accompanied the 23-year-old Ludwig Metz on his journey through southwest Germany along the Rhine from July to October 1845. The drawings recorded in the book prove Metz’s intensive interest in architecture. He particularly studied cornices as well as stairs and roof trusses, not only in detail but also with regard to their design or construction. Besides the location information, motifs from Karlsruhe, the Freiburg Cathedral, Ortenberg Castle or Eberstein Castle, among others, can be identified, which Metz sometimes reproduced as full-page depictions. Apart from a few sketches and various notes, the second half of the sketchbook remained blank.

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

Work Data

Basic Information

Title
Skizzenbuch
Draughtsman
Period Produced
Object Type
Physical Description
Pencil, pen and black ink, brush in red, partly painted in watercolours, on wove paper, with a half leather cover with pen loops and leather corners, board covered with agate-marbled paper Inlay 1: pencil on pink-coloured wove paper; inlay 2: pencil on tracing paper
Material
Technique
Geographic Reference
Production Reason
Label at the Time of Manufacture
Verschiedene Notizen und Bezeichnungen des Künstlers im Buch
Datiert auf dem vorderen Spiegel von fremder Hand (mit Bleistift): 1845
Captions Added Later
Auf dem vorderen Spiegel Stempel der Städtischen Galerie, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2371c), mit zugehöriger Inventarnummer
Watermark
  • Bl. 5, 10, 12, 19, 21, 26, 29, 34: J WHATMAN-18?4 [beschnitten]

Property and Acquisition

Institution
Departement
Collection
Creditline
Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main
Picture Copyright
Public Domain
Acquisition
Acquired in 1942

Research and Discussion

Research

Description / Content
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Last update

24.11.2023