Arthur Illies (Hamburg 1870 - 1952 Lüneburg)
Die Lorelei [Siren], also known as Nixe [Water Spirit]
circa 1899
pastel
40,5 x 32 cm
signed lower left
In the catalogue raisonné of Arthur Illies' graphic work, there is a closely related lithograph with a similar composition entitled Nixe, dating from 1899. Arthur Illies - Graphikwerkverzeichnis (GWV), GWV-Nr. 74, www.illies-stiftung.de.