a Theodor Von Desch- Wanden Two Putti in the Night Sky under a Bright Star. Brush and brown ink and wash with white heightening on card stock. 295 x 182mm; 11.625 x 7.25inches. Initialed in ink, lowerright recto. Ex-collection the Von Salm family,

a Theodor Von Desch- Wanden Two Putti in the Night Sky under a Bright Star. Brush and brown ink and wash with white heightening on card stock. 295 x 182mm; 11.625 x 7.25inches. Initialed in ink, lowerright recto. Ex-collection the Von Salm family, with an inscription in pencil, verso. With the label and Werkverzeichnis-Nun-uner (100 from the Historischer Verein Kanton Obwalden on an early mount. Deschwanden 1826-1861 came under the influence of the Nazarene artistFriedrich Overbeck through his cousin, Paul Melchior Deschwanden, a close follower of Overbeck. The artist was supported by the Von Salm family and lived in their castle at Herrschberg.