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C1895
Australische Fauna.
Superb c.19th colour lithograph of Australasia fauna by the German artist, Gustav Mutzel (1839-1893). Illustrated are; Tree Kangaroo, Birds of Paradise, Kangaroo, Emu, Thylacine, Lyre Bird, Cassowary, Bush Turkey, Cockatiel, Sulphur Crested Cockatoo, Echidna, Platypus, Cockatiel, Kakapo, Kiwi, Kaka Lung … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Australische Fauna.
Date:
C1895
Condition:
In good condition, with centre fold as issued.
Technique:
Lithograph printed in colour.
Image Size:
260mm
x 210mm
Paper Size:
308mm
x 244mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1895
Description:
Superb c.19th colour lithograph of Australasia fauna by the German artist, Gustav Mutzel (1839-1893).
Illustrated are; Tree Kangaroo, Birds of Paradise, Kangaroo, Emu, Thylacine, Lyre Bird, Cassowary, Bush Turkey, Cockatiel, Sulphur Crested Cockatoo, Echidna, Platypus, Cockatiel, Kakapo, Kiwi, Kaka Lung fish and a reptile.
Collections:
Biodiversity Heritage Library: AE27 .M6 1896
State Library Victoria: YA 033 M57
National Library Australia: Bib ID: 930417
Biodiversity Heritage Library: AE27 .M6 1896
State Library Victoria: YA 033 M57
National Library Australia: Bib ID: 930417
Gustav Ludwig Heinrich Mutzel (1839 - 1893)
Mutzel was a German artist, famous for his mammal and bird paintings, including the illustrations for the second edition of Alfred Edmund Brehm's Thierleben and Richard Lydekker's The Royal Natural History. He was the son of the painter Heinrich Mutzel and his wife Luise Pauline Friedrichs. He attended the French high school in his hometown. Subsequently Mutzel began to study at the Academy of Art at age 18 and was, amongst others, a pupil of the painter Eduard Daege. On 1 November 1865 Mützel married Anna Schönherr in Berlin and raised three children; Hans, Walter and Gertrud. Mützel and his wife settled in Königsberg in the Neumark, where he was active as photographer. To keep up with the latest technical developments in photography Mützel and his family moved to Berlin in 1870. After the Franco-German War Mützel started illustrating some of the more important encyclopedias of the time. He created a large number of illustrations for the German Ornithological Society, having been a member since 1874. Mutzel's diverse interests led also to his membership of the German Society for Anthropology, Ethnology and Prehistory and the Association of Berlin artists. The Nielsen's che Choral Society awarded him with an honorary membership. Gustav Mutzel died on 29 October 1893.
