Fidus (Luebeck 1868-1948 Woltersdorf bei Berlin), also known as Hugo Hoeppener
"Wasserrosen" ("Water Rose")
1893
brush in gray on paper, mounted by artist on gray card
24,8 x 34 cm
lower right signed and dated "Fidus 93"
titled verso in pencil
Provenance: Industrialist Dr. Eugen Lucius (1834-1903), Frankfurt a.M./Schönstadt (verso with the stamp
"Eugen Lucius Schönstadt"), who acquired the drawing directly from the artist between 1894 and 1903.
Publication History:
Jugend, I. Jahrgang, Nr. 12, March 21, 1896.
Naturkinder von Fidus, Mappe I. (Minden i.W.: J.C.C. Bruns, 1902), Plate 3 (collotype).
Fidus (Hugo Höppener) Mappe I. 12 Kunstdrucke aus der "Jugend." (München: Verlag der "Jugend," 1919), Plate 10.