Messe auf den Leibi by Arthur Riedel
Messe auf den Leibi
Arthur Riedel
Title
Messe auf den Leibi
Artist
Year
1923
Technique
etching in sepia ink
Image Size
9 5/16 x 7 7/16" platemark
Signature
pencil, lower right; initialed in plate, lower left
Edition Size
proof, edition not stated
Annotations
pencil titled in lower left; inked dedication in unknown hand, lower largin; unidentified ink signature beneath dedication
Reference
Paper
JW Zanders 1938 cream wove
State
published
Publisher
Inventory ID
22405
Price
$300.00
Description
"Messe auf den Leibi" loosely translates to "Fair on the Leibi". The Leibi is a tributary of the Danube in Bavaria, Germany. Riedel often used as his subject matter the daily lives of country people, as with this image, in which he depicts a street fair in a small village on a sunny day.
This impression was given as a gift on July 13, 1952 and is dedicated in ink:"Cher Monsieur Barblan / A l'occasion de votre 75 eme / anniversaire nous nous faisons un plaisir de vous presenter / un petit souvenir de Bale / 13.7.52." and signed with an as yet illegable signature.