Prof. Richard Knötel, Burg Taufers

Prof. Richard Knötel, Burg Taufers
Prof. Richard Knötel, Taufers Castle
summer view of the entrance to Taufers Castle with partly collapsed Broad Tower, Palas and drawbridge in South Tyrol, before the beginning of the reconstruction measures in the 1910s, fine mixed technique (watercolour and ink in sepia over pencil preparatory drawing) on paper, signed and dated lower left "R. Knötel [19]10", somewhat light-stained, framed behind glass and passepartout, passepartout approx. 29 x 18,5 cm. Artist info: called Knötel the Elder, Germ. History painter, graphic artist, illustrator, lithographer, teacher of uniforms and writer (1857 Glogau to 1914 Berlin), considered the founder of scientific uniforms, first drawing lessons with his father Augustin Knötel and with August Senftleben, from 1880 studies at the Berlin Academy and occupation with the history of the military, was active as illustrator for "Über Land und Meer", "Daheim" and "Illustrierte Zeitung", also provided illustrations for numerous military works such as drawings for the military picture book "Die Kriegsheere Europas" in 1888, founding member of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Heereskunde, in 1908 designs for Stollwerck collector's picture albums, created numerous paintings commissioned by the German Emperor Wilhelm II., Member of the Association of German Illustrators and the Berlin Artists' Association, active in Berlin, Source: Thieme-Becker, Vollmer, Saur "Bio-Bibliographisches Künstlerlexikon", AKL, "Neue Deutsche Biographie", Lorenz "Reklamekunst um 1900", Dressler, Müller-Singer, Jansa, Ries and Wikipedia.