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The Riding Party 1873 Therese Prestel (1856-1921)
Therese Prestel (1856-1921)
The Riding Party
Pencil and watercolour on thick off-white paper, laid onto its original thick cream backing board. Signed with the artists initials "Th.P." and dated 1873 (lower left). Inscribed on the original backing board Therese Prestel fecit (lower right) and presented in a new mount.
Provenance: Formerly with Cecil Ross Pinsent FRIBA (1884-1963) British garden designer and architect.
This early work is a study of a hunting party showing a lady being thrown off her donkey. It has been said that Therese had a sense of humour which was often present in her work, the date of the drawing 1873 means she would have been around 17 at the time she drew the picture. The horses and donkeys are skilfully drawn and resemble a watercolour we have by her father Johann Erdmann Gottlieb Prestel, it cannot be confirmed but the drawing may have been a joint effort.
Elise Dorothea Leonore Therese, Prestel (1856-1921), came from the well-known family of artists and publishers Prestel. Therese took her artistic family roots into account in the medium of the paper cutting technique, which was particularly popular in the 19th century. In these hand-sized humorous works, she took up themes from the time shortly after 1900 and skilfully illustrated the society of the 1910s to 1920s in Mainz, Wiesbaden, and Frankfurt. She was the daughter of Anna Britz and the sculptor and painter Johann Erdmann Gottlieb Prestel. Her great-grandfather was the painter and engraver Johann Gottlieb Prestel (1739-1808) and her great-grandmother the engraver and watercolour painter Maria Katharina Prestel (1747-1794).
The Silhouettes of Therese Prestel
Women's fashion played a special role in the period around the First World War. Equipped with their elaborate hats, bags, umbrellas and sticks and accompanied by the obligatory dog, the ladies stroll across the paper. In short, finely pencilled notes, Prestel noted the respective event, which was caricatured as a silhouette: from walks in the Frankfurt Palmengarten, to hikes in the Taunus to the Mainz rifle festival. The cut figures not only document the fashion and taste of the time in a humorous way, but they also offer an insight into Prestel's life as a lady of society. In her cuts, she also takes up politically explosive topics such as the World War itself or the Reichstag elections of the still young Weimar Republic.
While many of the collage-like works on paper were sent to friends and acquaintances, the Landesmuseum Mainz has preserved an inventory of around 300 sheets of paper cuts by the artist, which held its first exhibition of her works in the field of paper cutting technology, on the 15th of March to the 6th of June 2022. The artist often abbreviates her signature to "Th.P."
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CONDITION AND PRESENTATION
In our description, if a picture is shown to be framed then the frame will be included with the sale of the picture. Unless stated otherwise all unframed watercolours, drawings and prints have been mounted onto acid-free conservation board using either Japanese hinging paper or reversible wheat starch past. Unframed and mounted pictures are then wrapped in clear polyester film to protect both the picture and the mount. All conservation work has been carried out by accredited conservators.
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Tel : 01982 570768
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The Riding Party
Pencil and watercolour on thick off-white paper, laid onto its original thick cream backing board. Signed with the artists initials "Th.P." and dated 1873 (lower left). Inscribed on the original backing board Therese Prestel fecit (lower right) and presented in a new mount.
Provenance: Formerly with Cecil Ross Pinsent FRIBA (1884-1963) British garden designer and architect.
This early work is a study of a hunting party showing a lady being thrown off her donkey. It has been said that Therese had a sense of humour which was often present in her work, the date of the drawing 1873 means she would have been around 17 at the time she drew the picture. The horses and donkeys are skilfully drawn and resemble a watercolour we have by her father Johann Erdmann Gottlieb Prestel, it cannot be confirmed but the drawing may have been a joint effort.
Elise Dorothea Leonore Therese, Prestel (1856-1921), came from the well-known family of artists and publishers Prestel. Therese took her artistic family roots into account in the medium of the paper cutting technique, which was particularly popular in the 19th century. In these hand-sized humorous works, she took up themes from the time shortly after 1900 and skilfully illustrated the society of the 1910s to 1920s in Mainz, Wiesbaden, and Frankfurt. She was the daughter of Anna Britz and the sculptor and painter Johann Erdmann Gottlieb Prestel. Her great-grandfather was the painter and engraver Johann Gottlieb Prestel (1739-1808) and her great-grandmother the engraver and watercolour painter Maria Katharina Prestel (1747-1794).
The Silhouettes of Therese Prestel
Women's fashion played a special role in the period around the First World War. Equipped with their elaborate hats, bags, umbrellas and sticks and accompanied by the obligatory dog, the ladies stroll across the paper. In short, finely pencilled notes, Prestel noted the respective event, which was caricatured as a silhouette: from walks in the Frankfurt Palmengarten, to hikes in the Taunus to the Mainz rifle festival. The cut figures not only document the fashion and taste of the time in a humorous way, but they also offer an insight into Prestel's life as a lady of society. In her cuts, she also takes up politically explosive topics such as the World War itself or the Reichstag elections of the still young Weimar Republic.
While many of the collage-like works on paper were sent to friends and acquaintances, the Landesmuseum Mainz has preserved an inventory of around 300 sheets of paper cuts by the artist, which held its first exhibition of her works in the field of paper cutting technology, on the 15th of March to the 6th of June 2022. The artist often abbreviates her signature to "Th.P."
PAYMENT OPTIONS
PayPal /Card transactions can be processed through PayPal on our company website. We also accept payment by cheque and bank transfer. Deferred payments can be accepted over an agreed period of time whilst paintings remain with us.
CONDITION AND PRESENTATION
In our description, if a picture is shown to be framed then the frame will be included with the sale of the picture. Unless stated otherwise all unframed watercolours, drawings and prints have been mounted onto acid-free conservation board using either Japanese hinging paper or reversible wheat starch past. Unframed and mounted pictures are then wrapped in clear polyester film to protect both the picture and the mount. All conservation work has been carried out by accredited conservators.
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DimensionsSheet: 10 5/16 x 13 1/4 in. (26.2 x 33.7 cm.)
Mount: 16 5/8 x 19 1/2 in. (42.5 x 49.6 cm.)
Date 1873
1920s Antiques Material Paper
Origin German
Condition Very good, this drawing has been re-mounted
Item code as176a809
Status For Sale
£360.00 
$450.43
€418.00
$450.43
€418.00
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Great care and trouble has been taken to ensure that all details written for every picture are correct and the photos are of sufficient quality so that each item can be viewed in detail. If the purchaser can find a fault (by way of a photograph) as proof of damage in transit that is not present in our promotional photo i.e. a tear in the canvas, broken glass, broken frame, damage to surface of picture, then a full or part refund will be offered back to the purchaser depending on the extent of the damage. This will only apply within 24 hours of signing for the parcel.
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If the purchaser can prove with written evidence from three independent experts that our description was false or misleading in any way then a full refund will be offered back to the purchaser.
Every effort has been made to give our clients complete confidence and satisfaction when buying from our company.
Great care and trouble has been taken to ensure that all details written for every picture are correct and the photos are of sufficient quality so that each item can be viewed in detail. If the purchaser can find a fault (by way of a photograph) as proof of damage in transit that is not present in our promotional photo i.e. a tear in the canvas, broken glass, broken frame, damage to surface of picture, then a full or part refund will be offered back to the purchaser depending on the extent of the damage. This will only apply within 24 hours of signing for the parcel.
If the parcel has arrived and appears to be damaged in some way please return the parcel to us (unopened) and we will refund the purchase price on receipt of the picture.
If the purchaser can prove with written evidence from three independent experts that our description was false or misleading in any way then a full refund will be offered back to the purchaser.
Every effort has been made to give our clients complete confidence and satisfaction when buying from our company.
View all stock from
Radnorshire Fine Arts Ltd
Private dealerBy appointment only
Powys
Mid Wales
Tel : 01982 570768
Non UK callers : +44 1982 570768
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