Otmar Engelhard (Nürnberg 1912-1994 Nürnberg)
Amor/Cupid (after Franz von Stuck)
1931
watercolor on watercolor paper
approx. 64,5 x 35,5 cm
signed, inscribed, and dated lower right: " Otmar Engelhard n. Stich [nach Stich - after engraving/reproduction] 1931"
framed under glass
The Daulton Collection
Apprenticed as a stained-glass artist, this is an early work by Engelhard dating from the period when he was a student at State School of Applied Arts in Nuremberg (Staatsschule für Angewandte Kunst, Nürnberg). Later, he was known primarily for his floral still-life paintings in a Neue Sachlichkeit/Magischer Realismus style.
