Eduard braun 1902 wetzlar – 1972 berlin "theater dressing room", [circa 1930] pen and ink over pencil on wove paper, framed signed lower center size: 26.5 x 25 cm (sheet) / 25.5 x 22 cm (image area) / 48.3 x 38.3 cm (frame) provenance: 1) estate of the artist 2) galerie nierendorf, berlin 3) 1987, acquired there from marvin (january 29, 1925, milwaukee (usa) – october 9, 2009, ibid.) and janet fishman, née baum (march 9, 1929, green bay (usa) – january 17, 2013, milwaukee (usa)) 4) october 28, 2010, karl & faber, "dance on the vulkan. German expressionism and new objectivity” (fishman collection), munich, auction, lot 22. 5) private collection (rhineland) regarding the outstanding significance of the fishman collection, gerd preßler writes: “marvin and janet fishman will be remembered as early discoverers of a distinct chapter in german art history, as pioneers with a keen and discerning eye for quality.” this drawing was part of the following exhibitions [various exhibition labels are shown verso]: 1) august 26–november 17, 1987, “autumn 1987. 357 works by 68 artists of the twentieth century,” galerie nierendorf, berlin, cat. No. 22 (as “in the pawnshop”). 2) december 7, 1990-february 3, 1991, “from expressionism to resistance: art in germany 1909 – 1936. The marvin and janet fishman collection,” milwaukee art museum (milwaukee) 3) march 1st - april 28th, 1991, “from expressionism to resistance: art in germany 1909 – 1936. The marvin and janet fishman collection”, berlinische galerie (berlin) 4) june 8th - august 18th, 1991, “from expressionism to resistance: art in germany 1909 – 1936. The marvin and janet fishman collection”, schirn kunsthalle (frankfurt am main) 5) august 29th - october 20th 1991, “from expressionism to resistance: art in germany 1909 – 1936. The marvin and janet fishman collection”, kunsthalle emden 6) november 21, 1991 – january 25, 1992, “from expressionism to resistance: art in germany 1909–1936. The marvin and janet fishman collection,” the jewish museum (new york city) 7) june 6 – august 30, 1992, “from expressionism to resistance: art in germany 1909–1936. The marvin and janet fishman collection,” high museum of art (atlanta) 8) april 11 – june 16, 2002, “german and austrian art of the 1920s and 1930s: the marvin and janet fishman collection,” haggerty museum of art at marquette university, milwaukee the drawing is reproduced in the following publications: 1) galerie nierendorf (1987): “autumn 1987. 357 works by 68 artists of the twentieth century” 19th century,” berlin, cat. No. 22 [small illustration] 2) heller, reinhold (ed.) (1991): from expressionism to resistance. Art in germany 1909–1936. The marvin and janet fishman collection, munich: prestel, p. 35 (cat. No. 18) [half-page illustration] 3) heller, reinhold (ed.) (1991): art in germany 1909–1936. From expressionism to resistance. The marvin and janet fishman collection, munich: prestel, p. 35 (cat. No. 18) [half-page illustration] ____________________________ eduard braun painter, (press) illustrator, graphic artist, illustrator. initially studied agricultural sciences. he then turned to art and attended the düsseldorf art academy, as well as the studios in munich. His first expressive graphics and drawings were created. from 1927 onward, he lived in berlin and worked there as an illustrator for publications including "der querschnitt," "simplicissimus," and "jugend." after 1945, he worked primarily as a press illustrator. collections: berlinische galerie, berlin städtische museen wetzlar mary and leigh block museum of art (northwestern university), evanston (usa) ohio state university billy ireland cartoon library & museum, columbus (usa)