Franz Radziwill | Romantischer Sonntagsausflug (Die Jungfrauen auf dem Weg zur Höhle)

RADZIWILL, FRANZ
1895 Strohhausen/Wesermarsch - 1983 Wilhelmshaven

Title: Romantischer Sonntagsausflug (Die Jungfrauen auf dem Weg zur Höhle).
Date: 1964.
Technique: Watercolour on IMF (ITALIA) ENGRS (watermark).
Measurement: 48 x 62,8cm.
Notation: Signed lower right: Franz Radziwill.

We are grateful to Prof. Dr. Dr. Gerd Presler for scientific advice.

Provenance:
- Private collection North Germany

Exhibitions:
- Wilmersdorf Town Hall, Berlin 1967, no. 78
- Baukunst Gallery, Cologne 1968, no. 181
- Art Gallery Bremen 1970, no. 137
- Art Association Hanover 1971, p. 63
- Altonaer Museum, Hamburg 1975, p. 81
- Hans Thoma Society, Reutlingen 1975, No. 72, ill.
- Ringenberg Castle Gallery, Ringenberg 1976
- Wöhr Ironworks, Unterkochen 1977
- Art Association Oldenburg 1980, no. 92, ill.
- Emden Art Gallery 1995, no. 159, ill.
- State Museum of Art and Cultural History, Oldenburg 2000, p. 186, ill.

Literature:
- Seeba, Wilfried: Franz Radziwill, 1895-1983, - Werkverzeichnis der Aquarelle, Zeichnungen und bemalten Postkarten, Oldenburg 2006, cat. rais. no. 6401, ill.

- From the Master of "Magischer Realismus" (translated: magical realism)
- Work with strong symbolism
- Fascinating contrast between the title promising joy and the ominous landscape.