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Rare watercolor vorschrift with birds, Gottschall family member Probably Franconia Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, dated 1834
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description
- VORSCHRIFTWITH BIRDS
- Ink, watercolor, and gouache on paper
- 8 by 12 3/4 in.
- 1834
Inscribed (translated from German) recto, ink: Oh dear man / Whatever you do, remember that you / must die. Oh how short life is and / therefore, therefore remember / in certainty / when you go with life and soul, for / death is certain, only the day, the hour can / no one know / therefore remember surely / where you always take your life / keep / God before your eyes and remember / there with that each hour / may be / the last; for even if we were as / wise as Solomon and as handsome / as Absalom, and had all the riches / of Alexander the Great and / the courage of the Roman emperor / and as the Turkish emperor / his kingdom, / we must still all die. Death’s arrow has / the power, it strikes the rich, poor, handsome,/ young, and old. 1834
Provenance
Parke E. Edwards
Pennypacker Auction Center, Reading, Pennsylvania, "The Collection of Parke E. Edwards," April 28, 1969, lot 439
Jack Lamb, Kutztown, Pennsylvania, 1969
Pennypacker Auction Center, Reading, Pennsylvania, "The Collection of Parke E. Edwards," April 28, 1969, lot 439
Jack Lamb, Kutztown, Pennsylvania, 1969
Literature
American Radiance: The Ralph Esmerian Gift to the American Folk Art Museum, p. 231, fig. 222
Condition
In very good overall condition.
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In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.