Richard Teschner (Austrian, 1879-1948)
His Final Self-Portrait (Self-Portrait with his character Zipzip)
1948
approx. 17,0 x 17,0 cm
pencil and colored pencil drawing on the flyleaf of a book,
Arthur Roessler, Richard Teschner (Wien: Gerlach & Wiedling, 1947)
below in pencil signed "Richard Teschner," dated "February 1948," and inscribed with dedication to his friend artist Reinhold Klaus
Provenance: ex library Reinhold Klaus (Austrian artist, 1881-1963), with bookplate (see below)
Richard Teschner died in Vienna six months after he created this self-portrait.
