Dec 15, 2010 - Sale 2234

Sale 2234 - Lot 80

Unsold
Estimate: $ 800 - $ 1,200
CARL SCHNEBEL (1874-1939) FREI-CONCERT / SCHLACHTHOF-RESTAURANT PÖPELWITZ. Circa 1910.
25 3/4x18 3/4 inches, 65 1/2x46 1/2cm. Perbandt Co., Berlin.
Condition B+: repaired tears, creases and minor staining in margins and image; skinning in margins.
Now a city in Poland, Popowice (Pöpelwitz in German), in lower Silesia, was part of Germany until 1945. To advertise a free concert at the local slaughterhouse restaurant, Schnebel presents a charming, free-spirited image of a bassoon player.