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Ludwig Emil Grimm (1790–1863), brother of Jacob and Wilhelm, pursued a career as a painter, draughtsman and printmaker. Trained in Kassel and then in Munich with the engraver Karl Hess, he returned to Kassel in 1817 and taught at its academy from 1832. Portraits, landscapes and animal studies reflect his attention to people and familiar surroundings.
His portrait of Dorothea Viehmann, drawn in 1815, appeared as an etching in the 1819 edition of the fairy tales. The seated portrait of Claudine von Brentano, dated 1817 at the LWL-Museum, likewise belongs to his printed work. An 1819 sketch sheet of Kassel personalities combines pencil and watercolour. Later, the Reisetagebuch in Bildern of 1850 unfolds illustrated, annotated sequences in which everyday observation accommodates humour.
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Pencil drawing
Acht Kinder bei Knöchelspiel
Bleistiftzeichnung
Catalogue period : 2021-06-18
Published result : 1700 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 1200–1500
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Watercolour over pencil
Bildnis der Hedwig von Münchhausen verh. von Scholley
Aquarell über Bleistift
Auction date : 2016-05-21
Published result : 3968 EUR
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : 3000
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