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Franz Seraph von Lenbach: ”In Arkadien” - LENBACH, FRANZ SERAPH VON 1836 Schrobenhausen - 1904 Munich Title: ”In Arkadien”. Design for the stage decoration for the Artists' Masked Ball of the Munich Artists' Cooperative at the Hoftheater in 1898. Date: Ca. 1898. Technique: Tempera on card. Measurement: 60 x 96.5cm. Frame: Framed. Verso: On the card, estate stamp of the widow Lolo von Lenbach, 28th February 1937, with the number 46. Exhibition: 'Franz von Lenbach 1836-1904'. Exhibition at the Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus, Munich, 14th December 1986 - 3rd May 1987, no. 219. Provenance: Private ownership, Germany. After Lenbach was elected president of the Munich Artists' Cooperative in 1896, he was also responsible for organising and directing the 1898 carnival celebrations. Under the motto ”In Arkadien”, he collaborated with architectural painter Joseph Bühlmann to design an elaborate stage set for the Court Theatre, where the celebrations were held with lavish decorations and costumes. The 1987 exhibition catalogue also mentions that the event had an overarching goal: Lenbach ”was supposed to reunite fellow artists from the cooperative and secessionists (...).” Estimated shipping costs for this lot: Germany: 77,31 Euro plus 14,69 Euro VAT EU: 100,84 Euro plus 19,16 Euro VAT Worldwide: 159,66 Euro plus 30,34 Euro VAT additional shipping insurance up to total invoice amount of 25,000 Euros: max. 41.65 Euro over a total invoice amount of 25,000 Euros: 1.8 o/oo USA by individual arrangement after the auction. Explanations to the Catalogue Franz Seraph von Lenbach Germany Munich School 19th C. Watercolour / Drawings Framed Antique depiction Sketch Theatre