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Heinrich Kley, 1863-1945, An Original Hand Colored

Currency:USD Category:Antiques Start Price:400.00 USD Estimated At:7,500.00 - 15,000.00 USD
Heinrich Kley, 1863-1945, An Original Hand Colored
Heinrich Kley, 1863-1945, An Original Hand Colored Ink Sketch of A Nude Woman Embraced With An Alligator. Kley Was A German Illustrator, Editorial Illustrator And Painter. Kley Studied Practical Arts At The Karlsruhe Akademie And Finished His Studies In Munich. His Early Works Were Conventional Portraits, Landscapes, Still Life's, City Scenes And Historical Paintings. From About 1892 He Won A Reputation As An Industry Artist , Painting Manufacturing Scenes In Oils And Watercolors. They Proved His Deep Understanding of The Modern Machine World. Kley Attained Greater Notoriety With His Sometimes Darkly Humorous Pen Drawings, Published In Jugend And The Notorious Simplicissimus. The Date of Kley's Death Is Uncertain. Rumors Initially Suggested His Demise In The Early 1940S. It Is Also Suggested That Kley Died On August 2, 1945. Some Sources Mention The Time of Death On February 8, 1952. Cartoonist Joe Grant Was Well Aware of Kley's Work And Introduced His Drawings To Walt Disney, Who Built An Extensive Private Collection. A Number of Early Disney Productions, Notably Fantasia, Reveal Kley's Inspiration. Estimated more than 100 yrs old. Fine And Weight: See Last Photo If Applicable. All Photos Represent The Lot Condition. Please Read Our Terms And Conditions.