Heinrich Lefler
Gralstempel (The Temple of the Grail)

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Artist Heinrich Lefler (Austrian, 1863–1919)Austrian, 1863–1919

CultureAmerican

Titles

Gralstempel (The Temple of the Grail)
for Parsifal, Act III, Scene 2

Datec. 1913

MediumWatercolor, gouache and graphite on wove paper

DimensionsImage: 9 7/8 × 12 5/8 in. (25.1 × 32.1 cm)
Sheet: 12 × 15 7/8 in. (30.5 × 40.3 cm)

Credit LineThe American Institute of Architects, Houston Design Collection, museum purchase funded by friends of Barry Moore, FAIA, in his honor

Object number2018.402

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Department

Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Special Collections

American Institute of Architects Houston Design Collection

Object Type

DRAWINGS, PASTELS & WATERCOLORS

ProvenanceParis dealer; Private Collection, Vienna; on consignment to Eric Gillis Fine Art, Brussels; sold to MFAH 2018
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Recto: Inscribed in graphite, in image, bottom right corner: H L
Recto: Inscribed in graphite, immediately outside of image, bottom right: C
Recto: Inscribed in ink, below image left: Parsifal
Recto: Inscribed in ink, below image right: Gralstempel.
Recto: Inscribed in ink, bottom left corner: D115 1005 B [strikethrough]
Recto: Inscribed in ink, bottom right corner: D115
Verso: Inscribed in graphite: no 2206

Recto: Stamped in purple ink, top right corner: Osterreichisches Kostüm Atelier / M. Striberny / Wien, VI. Mariahilferstrasse 33.
Recto: Stamped in purple ink, bottom right corner: Alle Rechte vorbehalten

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