Art
BURGER
(Ludwig, 1825-1884, German War Artist)
Autograph Letter Signed 'Ludwig Burger, Artist' in German (with translation) to his publishers,
saying he would be happy to undertake the 4 - 5 illustrations and the... cover design... but must ask you to choose the themes for the drawings in good time and to send precise information as to how the drawings are to be delivered, asking them to make sure they have available engravers who are skilled at doing the shading, 1 side 8vo. with conjugate blank, 15 Trebbiner Str., Berlin, 29th June
Item Date: 1871
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Background
Burger was a deservedly popular and, as this letter shows, a fastidious illustrator. He collaborated with the writer and drama critic Theodor Fontane, (1819-1898), on lavishly illustrated histories of the Prussian wars against Denmark of 1864 and against Austria and her German allies of 1866, published by R. von Decker, to whom Burger was well known. The present letter is therefore likely to be to a different publisher. In a note at the end of Fontane on the war of 1866, Vol. I, Burger takes great pride in the excellence of the Berlin woodcut artists and points out that none of the work had been contracted to foreign firms. Burger worked in many fields, including stained glass for Cologne Cathedral and interior decorations for Bismarck's and other mansions in Berlin.
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