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Professor Hermann Dischler

25th September 1866 – 20th March 1935

Hermann Dischler was born on the 25th of September in 1866 in Freiburg i.Br. He received his artistic training in the art school in Karlsruhe, he was student of Gustav Schönleber. Thereafter he was engaged as a painter in the Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald area.

1894, after he finished his studies, he built himself an artist’s workroom in Freiburg i.Br. At this time he went on a lot of trips and his trusty camera followed him everywhere. Five years later he started to number and comment his artworks, which he collected in 29 «Bildbüchern (books of pictures)».

In the winter months from 1905 to 1907 he stayed in the Todtnauer Hütte, where a lot of his oil studies arise.
The snowy winter landscapes became his typical theme and he called himself «Schneemoler (snowpainter)». 1917 he received his professorship by Grand Duke Friedrich II.

In 1927 he had an exhibition with artists like Curt Liebich, Julius Heffner, Wilhelm Nagel, Wilhelm Wickertsheimer a.o., they called themselves «Die Schwarzwälder (the Black Forests)». He died on the 20th of March in 1935 in Hinterzarten. Today his works are extremely appreciated because the snowy landscape present the untouched nature.

Lit: Exhibition Catalogue Augustiner Museum, Freiburg i.Br., 1993

Professor Hermann Dischler

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Winterauktionen 25.–26.11.2022
Leuchars & Son travel table with gaming and desk combination
London 2nd half 19th C. Mahogany, solid and veneered. Scissor legs, folding frame with two-part square gaming table with green felt inlay, underneath a folding desk compartment with letter trays, holders for fountain pen, letter opener and inkwell in leather and on the opposite side a compartment with spring mechanism for documents or gaming utensils. Manufacturer's and retailer's mark.
H 73, W 60, D 60 cm.
The practical multifunctional travel furniture - nowadays largely replaced by notebooks or smartphones - is an expression of the sophisticated English travel culture of the late 19th century. It takes a look back at the travellers of the Grand Tour, who did not want to do without their comforts on the road.
While numerous folding pieces of furniture were created in the London environment of the exclusive travel outfitters in the 2nd half of the 19th century, the present example by the firm Leuchars & Son is distinguished above all by its multifunctionality. In London, Leuchars & Son manufactured travel desk drawers, toiletries, clocks and gaming trunks. The combination of folding furniture with desk and play function is a highlight of travel furniture that conquered Great Britain as well as the continent. The present example was sold in Paris, where Leuchars & Son was represented in the upmarket retail trade until it opened its own branch in the luxurious Rue de la Paix in 1870. From here, the small piece of furniture went on its journey.
Statement: Victoria & Albert Museum, London, 05.01.1984.

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starting price: 700,- EUR