Ludwig Knaus

* KNAUS, LUDWIG (Wiesbaden 1829 - 1910 Berlin) A young nobelwoman with a fan: La Coquette. 1889. Oil on panel. Signed and dated upper right: L. Knaus. 1889. 32 x 25.5 cm. Provenance: - Collection of George I. Seney, New York 1891. - American Art Association, auction, New York 11 /12 /13 /2.1891, Los 110. (copy of auction catalogue entry available). - Collection of Hermann Schaus, New York. - Collection of David H. King, New York 1896. - Collection of Edward T. Stotesbury, New York 1897. - Collection of Samuel P. Avery jr., New York. - Collection of A. Augustus Healy, New York 1902. - European private collection. Literature: Catalogue of the 1897 Art Collection of E. T. Stotesbury, New York 1897. CHF 20 000.- / 30 000.- € 16 670.- / 25 000.- * KNAUS, LUDWIG (Wiesbaden 1829 - 1910 Berlin) Edle junge Dame mit einem Fächer: La Coquette. 1889. Öl auf Holz. Oben rechts signiert und datiert: L. Knaus. 1889. 32 x 25,5 cm. Provenienz: - Sammlung George I. Seney, New York 1891. - Auktion American Art Association, New York 11 /12 /13 /2.1891, Los 110. (Kopie des Auktionskatalogeintrages vorhanden). - Sammlung Hermann Schaus, New York. - Sammlung David H. King, New York 1896. - Sammlung Edward T. Stotesbury, New York 1897. - Sammlung Samuel P. Avery jr., New York. - Sammlung A. Augustus Healy, New York 1902. - Europäische Privatsammlung. Literatur: Catalogue of the 1897 Art Collection of E. T. Stotesbury, New York 1897. Der für seine Genredarstellungen bekannte Ludwig Knaus nimmt bei diesem qualitätsvollen Bildnis einer jungen Dame Bezug auf die galante französische Malerei des 18. Jahrhunderts. CHF 20 000.- / 30 000.- € 16 670.- / 25 000.-

Ludwig Knaus (German, 1829-1910) "Spreading Peace", 1867, Otto Von Bismark and his Prussian officers touring a village after the Austro-Prussian War of 1866, signed lower left "L. Knaus 1867", oil on canvas, 32 x 46-1/2 in.; 20th century gilt wood frame, crackle, minor points of retouch, yellowed varnish, restretched, lower left corner of frame has repair to gilt Ludwig Dietsch, Knaus, published by Bielefeld un Leipzig, Verlag von Delhagen & Klafing, 1901., illustrated page 29, number 20, with the title "Seine Hoheit auf Reisen," (His Highness on Travel), pages 37-38; lot accompanied by monograph Collection of the Late Joseph Richard and Blanche Hoff Dolan, Europe/Dayton, Ohio, purchased in Europe between 1927 and 1939; By Descent in Family; Private Collection, Woodstock, Connecticut

Ludwig Knaus Wiesbaden 1829 – 1910 Berlin YOUTH AND AGE 1853. Black, white and yellowish crayon on light blue toned paper. 43,7 x 58,1 cm (17 1/4 x 22 7/8 in.) Signed lower left: L. Knaus. Inscribed upper right and dated: Rosinchen Her[r]ischried 53. EUR 1.500 – 2.000 US $ 2,000 – 2,670 Literature and Illustration: Ursula Mathilde Boekels: Die Genremalerei von Ludwig Knaus (1829–1910). Das Frühwerk. Phil. Diss. Bonn, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität, 1999, p. 264, cat. no. 113, p. 482

Lot 521 Ludwig Knaus (German 1829-1910) The StoryTeller Signed L Knaus and dated 1882 l.l. Oil on canvas 20-3/4 x 17-1/4 in (52.7 x 43.8 cm) Estimate$3,000-5,000 Under black light: overall with heavy, uneven milky-greenvarnish, with scattered areas of restoration. Relined. Overall withcraquelure, with a 2-inch abrasion center right and with a1-1/4-inch abrasion lower center. Weschler's provides written condition reports, upon request, forany lot in our auctions. Such a condition report is provided as acourtesy to our clients and should in no instance replace firsthand inspection by a prospective buyer or his/her agent. Allproperty is sold "as is" in accordance with the terms set forth inparagraph 3 of Conditions of Sale. Neither Weschler's nor theconsignor makes any express or implied warranty or representationas to the condition of any lot offered for sale, and no statementmade at any time, whether oral or written, shall constitute such awarranty or representation.

Ludwig Knaus (German 1829-1910) The Story Teller Signed L Knaus and dated 1882 l.l. Oil on canvas 20-3/4 x 17-1/4 in (52.7 x 43.8 cm) Under black light: overall with heavy, uneven milky-green varnish, with scattered areas of restoration. Relined. Overall with craquelure, with a 2-inch abrasion center right and with a 1-1/4-inch abrasion lower center.