Skizzenbuch, 1845 – 1852

Buchblock mit Einband: 211 x 156 x 8 mm
Buchblock ohne Einband: 205 x 149 x 3 mm
EInleger: 151 mm
Einleger: 205 mm

Physical Description: Pencil on wove paper, in half cloth book covers, boards covered with marbled paper Inlay: pencil on wove paper

Inventory Number: SG 2739

Object Number: SG 2739 Z

Acquisition: Acquired in 1942

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

Texts

About the Work

Ludwig Metz made only few drawings in this sketchbook, dated 1845 and 1852, respectively. With a pencil, he mainly captured landscape motifs as well as some vedute and biblical frescoes. The many blank pages and the lack of place names suggest that Metz opened the sketchbook at random to simply record impressions, without any intention of documenting them accurately. Some of the landscapes and architectures appear slightly southern ‒ Metz may have carried the sketchbook with him on a trip to Italy.

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 on wove paper, in half cloth book covers, boards covered with marbled paper Inlay: pencil on wove paper

Material

Technique

pencil drawing

Geographic Reference

German

Production Reason

Sketchbook

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