Henry Ritter

Deutschland im Jahr 1848 (Germany in the Year 1848)

Henry Ritter's original lithograph, Deutschland im Jahr 1848 (Germany in the Year 1848) is both a commentary and satire upon Germany's political situation at that time. Apparently, Henry Ritter produced an annual lithograph based on this theme during the latter 1840's. The Deutsches Historisches Museum, Berlin, has in its collection a lithograph entitled, Deutschland im Jahr 1847, and, like this original lithograph, the artist is Henry Ritter and the publisher is Arnz & Co. The museum's lithograph may be viewed online under its inventory number, Gr 80/254.

Deutschland im Jahr 1848 is printed upon thick nineteenth century wove paper It is a fine, original example of the satirical art created by the Canadian/German artist, Henry Ritter.

Deutschland im Jahr 1848 (Germany in the Year 1848)

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Title:	Deutschland im Jahr 1848 (Germany in the Year 1848)
Artist:	Ritter, Henry (Montreal, 1816 - Dusseldorf, 1853)
Date:	1849
Medium:	Original Lithograph
Publisher:	Arnz & Co., Dusseldorf
Printer:	Arnz & Co., Dusseldorf
Note:	Henry Ritter: A Canadian/German painter and lithographer, Henry Ritter initially studied art techniques under Groeger in Hamburg. He then finished his education at the Dusseldorf Academy, under Karl Ferdinand Sohn. Ritter seems to have almost equally divided his years living in Germany and in his native Canada. His marine paintings, most concentrating upon the lives of fishermen and sailors, depict numerous scenes from both countries. As an original lithographer Henry Ritter produced landscapes, genre scenes and satirical art.
	Today the art of Henry Ritter is found in the following public collections; the Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Leipzig Museum, the Kunsthalle, Bremen, Cologne Museum, the Deutsches Historisches Museum, Berlin, and the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa.
Size:	11 X 9 (Sizes in inches are approximate, height preceding width of plate-mark or image.)
	Matted with 100% Archival Materials
Buy Now	Price: $295.00 US
Condition:	Printed upon thick nineteenth century wove paper and with narrow margins to the sides and bottom and trimmed to the image along the top. The paper contains very slight foxing in the outer margins, else a finely printed impression and in good condition throughout. Deutschland im Jahr 1848 (Germany in the Year 1848) represents a fine, original example of the lithographic art of Henry Ritter.
Subject:	Henry Ritter, Arnz & Co., Dusseldorf, Deutschland im Jahr 1848 (Germany in the Year 1848) , original lithograph, German satirical art, Deutsches Historisches Museum, Berlin, Germany's political situation, lives of fishermen and sailors.
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