Lot 419: Anemones and Pigeons

Preuschen Hermione von, Darmstadt 1854 - Berlin 1918, Anemones and Pigeons, Oil/canvas, 80 x 110 cm, lo. le. sign. Hermine von Preuschen, on the stretcher label of the Berlin collection point for the World's Fair Chicago 1893 with title 'Anemonen und Tauben'. - Exh.: World's Fair Chicago 1893. - Versatile paintress a. poet, trained at the Karlsruhe academy under F. Keller. She lived in Rome a. Berlin a. travelled extensively, among others to India, Sri Lanka, South Africa a. Burma. She is renowned for her still lifes a. flower pieces which were much appreciated by prince Luitpold of Bavaria. - Mus.: Metz, Halle a. others. - Lit.: Boetticher, Thieme-Becker, Bénézit a. others.