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Germany, 1897. Germany. Centenary of the Birth of Heinrich Heine, silvered bronze plaquette by Kautsch, seated figure of Heine, a pen in his hand, a mauscript on his lap, reverse allegorical female figure reclining on clouds, wreath in hand, aus meinen grosen schmerzen mach’ ich die keeinen lieder below (Jones 79, 346; Coll. Marx 482). Extremely fine

Heinrich Kautsch (b.1859). Born in Prague and studied there and also Vienna. Professor at the Imperial School of Decorative Ats, Prague, in 1882. He settled in Paris in 1889.
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