Melchior Lechter (1865-1937)
Woman in Profile with Halo
1928
pastel on chamois-colored paper, laminated on cardboard
25,9 x 19,3 cm
monogrammed and dated lower right: "ML 27.11.28"
inscription verso in capital letters:
"Oh, du bist einsam, du bist Einsamkeit, du Herz, das zu entfernten Tagen geht. / R.M.R. [Rainer Maria Rilke] / Für Marga / zur / Heiligen Nacht / 1928 / ML"
English translation: "Oh, you are lonely, you are loneliness, your heart that goes to distant days. / R.M.R. [ Rainer Maria Rilke] / For Marga / on / Holy Night / 1928 / ML"
