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Wilhelm Busch

75 works

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Tan bound album cover with red handwritten title 'Pater Filucius.' and pink ribbon ties on the right edge.

Bilderhandschrift zu "Pater Filucius"

1872

Title page with red and black hand lettering reading Skizzen zur Jobsiade, drawn by Wilhelm Busch, Frankfurt 1871.

Zeichnungsfolge zu "Jobsiade"

1871

Cream cover of a manuscript album with red hand-lettered title "Dideldum." and two pink silk ribbon ties on the right edge.

Bilderhandschrift zu "Dideldum!“

1873

Pen and watercolor sketch of dancing figures in pink, blue and green with scrollwork and the word Tanz.

Dance card

Johanna Kessler, im Profil nach links stehend

1870

Pencil drawing of a meadow with a stream, shrubs and trees under a pale sky, signed W.B at lower right.

Wiesenlandschaft mit Bäumen, Sträuchern und Bach

1880

Charcoal sketch of a drunk man sprawled on the ground beside a block, limbs askew, on tan paper.

Betrunkener, umgekippt am Boden liegend

1870

Pencil sketch on gray paper of a man in loose clothing raising a bottle, drawn in quick loose outlines.

Skizze eines betrunkenen am Boden liegenden Mannes

1870

Three pencil and white chalk studies of men in caps, one seated drinking from a mug, on grey paper.

Drei Studien eines Trinkenden

1870

Pencil sketch of a man in a hat chiseling a large draped stone figure in a workshop.

Bildhauer Schierholtz bei der Arbeit

1863

Pencil drawing of a room with a writing desk, bookshelves, an armchair, wall pictures and a wooden plank floor.

Zimmer mit Schreibtisch, Stehpult und Bücherregalen

1857

Pencil sketch of a cluttered room with a spinning wheel, chair, stove, cupboard, sofa and a small dog on the floor.

Stube mit Spinnrad und kleinem Hund

1855

Pencil sketch of a half-timbered house with steep roof, a figure at the doorway, and trees on the right.

Lüthorst

1853

Pencil sketch of a stone bridge over a stream in an open landscape with trees, shrubs and grass.

Steinbrücke in weiter Landschaft

1865

Pencil sketch of a row of half-timbered houses with steep gabled roofs and dormer windows along a street.

Row of houses

1872

Pencil sketch of two old gabled townhouses on a narrow street with a wrought iron sign and cobblestones.

Blick auf zwei Wolfenbütteler Bürgerhäuser

1875

Pencil sketch of a stone staircase with iron railings beside a building, a tall window, a tree and an arched doorway.

Stairway in the Hunsrück

Pencil sketch of a kitchen with a stove, hanging utensils, a brick archway and pails on a stool near a window.

Küche mit Herd, Regal und Mauerbogen

1880

Sieben Kleinkinderstudien

1880

Pencil sketch of a thatched cottage behind a wooden gate, with trees, shrubs and a small figure on the roof.

Bauernkate hinter Schlagbaum

1853

Pencil study of an upholstered chair with cabriole legs and carved shell ornaments on the backrest, with detail sketches.

Stuhl mit ornamentalem Schnitzwerk

1854

Pencil sketch of a Dutch windmill with lattice sails on a grassy mound, with shrubs and a small hut beside it.

Dutch windmill

1865

Pencil sketch sheet with a small standing cow and head study, partly crossed out with loose scribbled strokes.

Skizzenblatt mit Kuhkopf und stehender Kuh, vom Künstler durchgestrichen

1860

Pencil sketch of a rococo gentleman standing between two women seen from behind, with faint figures sketched at left.

Rokokokavalier mit zwei Damen in Rückenansicht

1873

Pencil and watercolor sketch of an elderly bearded monk in a hooded robe, leaning on a staff and carrying a bundle.

A monk

Pencil and colour sketch of a small standing figure in a fur cap and striped trousers, with a small bird nearby.

Crying boy

Pencil sketch of a windmill beside a thatched farmhouse in a flat landscape, with a distant village and a small walking figur

Landschaft mit Wiedensahler Holländermühle und Haus des Müllers

1870

Pencil sketch of tree trunks and foliage in the lower left of a mostly blank sheet, with collection stamps.

Forest section

1870

Pen drawing of a seated man in a cap over a bucket, a standing figure watching, and a barking dog on a leash.

Am schlimmsten aber - oh! oh! oh! - / Erging es dem guten Fidelio

1871

Pen and brown ink sketch of a rider on a rearing horse surrounded by fallen figures and farm objects in a barn.

Man läuft, man fällt nach allen Seiten, / Und Hoppenstedt fängt an zu reiten

1871

Pen and ink sketch of a horned creature looming over a seated man at a cluttered table with pots and dishes.

Und Hoppenstedt, wie er sich stemme, / Saust schon in Topf und Butterbemme

1871

Ink sketch of a man stumbling through a room with overturned chairs, pots and spilled liquid, with a figure in a doorway.

Er eilt hinaus mit schnellem Schritt / Und Topf und Butter eilen mit

1871