Lot 8184
Otto Engelhardt-Kyffhäuser (1884–1965) – Oil painting "Orderlies in the Dugout"
Orders and Military Collectibles from 1919 onwards | A109r | Live auction | 1186 Lots
Description
Oil on canvas stretched over a wooden frame; signed “O. Engelhardt-Kyffhäuser” at the lower left and inscribed with a detailed title at the lower right: “Orderly Senior Rifleman Hans Petzold (d. March 22, 1918) with five orderlies in a self-built dugout, feeding wire entanglements.” An atmospheric scene showing the six soldiers eating or smoking pipes; the twilight light illuminates the dugout only faintly. Minor paint losses and craquelure. Image dimensions: 65.5 x 81 cm. Numerous notes on the reverse, some recounting stories about bunkers from world war I and world war II, or containing restoration details. Housed in a simple, multi-colored wooden frame. Frame dimensions: 79 x 94 cm. Otto Engelhardt-Kyffhäuser studied at the art academies in Kassel, Berlin, and Weimar; he served as a Oberfeldjäger (senior military policeman/rifleman) in Reserve Rifle Battalion 4 and as a war artist during world war I. He was represented by 20 works at the Great German Art Exhibitions between 1938 and 1944.Condition: II - III Questions about the lot?