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Wilhelm Busch

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Painting of a young boy in a waistcoat standing with eyes closed, biting his fingernails, against a dark brown background.

Boy biting his Nails

1891

Dim interior painting of a tavern with a standing figure in red and a seated figure beside a table with jugs.

Dutch inn

1890

Loose oil study of a young boy with eyes shut and mouth wide open in a loud cry, against a warm brown background.

Screaming boy

1873

Bitter Medicine

1892

Loose oil landscape of flat fields, green trees and a small figure under a greenish sky.

Niedersächsische Landschaft

1885

Loose oil sketch of a forest edge with green trees, a pale sky opening and a small red figure on the ground.

Waldlandschaft mit Kühen und Bauern

1890

Oil painting of a sunlit field with two trees, boulders in the foreground, and a distant tree line under blue sky.

Blick aus einer Scheune

1885

Painting of a woman in a head wrap holding a crying child in a dim room with a clay pot and firewood.

Small But Stubborn

1875

Oil portrait of a young man with short dark hair, turned three-quarters toward the viewer, against a gray background.

Portrait of a Young Man

1875

Loose brushstroke painting of an autumn forest with rust-brown trees, a grey sky, and a small figure in red on the path.

Autumn forest

1850

Painting of a shepherd in a red jacket and black hat sitting on a rock beside two cows in an open field.

Shepherd with cows

1885

Title page for Herr und Frau Knopp with red lettering and a small caricature of a carriage pulled by a horse, signed Wilhelm

Titelblatt zu "Herr und Frau Knopp"

1876

Pen sketch of a woman in an apron cleaning a window, with a bucket and cloth on the sill below.

Frau Knopp beim Fensterputz

1876

Pen sketch of a stout man in a tall hat walking past a bucket, broom and hanging cloth on a tan paper.

Herr Knopp stößt im Vorbeigehen seine putzende Frau aus dem Fenster

1876

Pen and ink sketch of a woman sweeping a room, with a large jug at left and a figure in a doorway at right.

Frau Knopp beim Hausputz

1876

Pen sketch of a stout man in a hat walking through a room past a curtain, with a small figure at lower left.

Herr Knopp durchschreitet einen Raum

1876

Pen sketch of two men in an inn, one holding beer mugs, beside a tall case clock.

Mr. Knopp at the inn

1876

Pen and ink sketch of a seated man and a woman in a headscarf serving coffee at a table, on tan paper.

Frau Knopp serviert ihrem Mann Kaffee

1876

Pen and ink sketch of a heavyset seated man with a woman leaning toward him beside a small table, on tan paper.

Frau Knopp redet ihrem Mann gut zu

1876

Pen and ink caricature sketch of a stout man and a seated figure with a cup on a table, on brown paper.

Herr Knopp verschüttet seinen Kaffee

1876

Ink drawing of a surprised bald man in a chair as a woman leans over to whisper in his ear.

Frau Knopp flüstert ihrem Mann etwas ihn Überraschendes ins Ohr

1876

Frau Knopp verschließt einem Vorhang

1876

Ink sketch of a woman holding a swaddled baby beside a man with raised arms, plus a partial figure at left, on tan paper.

Herrn und Frau Knopps unterschiedliche Freude über den Nachwuchs

1876

Hand-colored comic sheet of sixteen panels showing a boy in new trousers falling into water, a syrup barrel, and bees.

Pepi en zijn nieuwe broek

1833

Hand-colored comic strip of twelve panels showing two boys stealing honey from a beehive and being stung by bees.

Twee honing dieven

1860

Pen sketch of a seated man smoking a pipe in a tavern while a bespectacled host bows beside him.

Herr Knopp wird im Wirtshaus begrüßt

1876

Twelve-panel comic sequence of an elephant chasing and throwing a man, who lands in a cactus, with Dutch captions.

De wraak van den olifant

1843

Nine-panel comic sequence of a farmer, a donkey and a windmill, with Dutch verse captions beneath each scene.

De boer en de molenaar

1860

Hand-colored comic print of six panels showing a farmer, his pig, an inn, and a tavern table overturned in chaos.

De boer en zijn varken

1843

Nine-panel comic print showing a farmer and miller fighting with saws and brooms, ending with a collapsing windmill.

De boer en de molenaar

1843

Pen and watercolor frieze of four allegorical women among scrolling vines, flowers and grapes, with a child and kneeling figu

Vier allegorische Frauendarstellungen

1875

Hand-lettered book cover titled Abenteuer eines Junggesellen in black and red, with a pencil flourish and signature, on kraft

Bilderhandschrift zu "Abenteuer eines Junggesellen"

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