PHILIPP P. FEHL, AMERICAN, ILLINOIS 1920-2000, SOCIAL MOMENT and CONSOLATIONS OF PHILOSOPHY IN THE RAIN, 1983, Pen and ink, pencil and wash on paper, Sight: 12 1/2 x 15 1/2 in. (31.8 x 39.4 cm.), Frame: 21 1/2 x 24 in. (

PHILIPP P. FEHL
AMERICAN, ILLINOIS, 1920-2000
SOCIAL MOMENT and CONSOLATIONS OF PHILOSOPHY IN THE RAIN, 1983
Pen and ink, pencil and wash on paper
Both lower right signed, dated, titled and dedicated (2)

Catalogue note:
Philipp P. Fehl was an artist and art historian. Born in 1920 in Austria, he became a refugee and moved to the United States in 1941. He became an artist, author, and lecture at several universities, until teaching at the University of Illinois from 1969-1990, retiring as Professor Emeritus. In 1990, Fehl also initiated the Cicognara Project at the Vatican Library with his wife. These drawings are an example of the bird-like creatures, dubbed "capricci," that Fehl frequently incorporated into his work.
Many of Fehl's capricci drawings can be found in the Exile Archives at the German National Library,

Source: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Library (https://archon.library.illinois.edu/archives/index.php?p=collections/findingaid&id=11302&q=&rootcontentid=178267)

Provenance:
Professor and Mrs. Clifford Ambrose Truesdell; Christie's June 17, 2009; purchased at this sale; Private Collection Dimensions: Sight: 12 1/2 x 15 1/2 in. (31.8 x 39.4 cm.), Frame: 21 1/2 x 24 in. (54.6 x 61 cm.) Artist Name: PHILIPP P. FEHL Medium: Pen and ink, pencil and wash on paper

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