Lot 108: Franz Zureich(1904 Karlsruhe - 1992 Baden-Baden).

Franz Zureich(1904 Karlsruhe - 1992 Baden-Baden). Zwei Damen am Balkon. 1932 Pencil drawing . Signed and dated lower right. With inscription on the reverse. On cream cardboard. 32,5 x 20,9 cm (12,7 x 8,2 in), size of sheet. Provenienz: Private collection South Germany. The painter and printmaker Franz Zureich studied painting and the graphic arts at the Karlsruhe Fine Arts Academy in the 1920s. After being honoured with a state prize for his satirical drawings in 1932, he concentrated on drawing and printmaking. Zureich drew for the Leipziger Illustrierte and had arranged to work for Simplicissimus, but this did not materialise because the magazine was disbanded. Zureich's talent for searching character study is obvious from the present drawing. [NB] Edges partly unevenly minimally trimmed. With minor mount staining. Side edges partially with soft traces of glue, on the right there with superficial paper damages. The reverse of the upper part with paper adhesions, minimally pushing through to the front.