Gustav Meissner, “The Windmill”, c. 1878

Gustav Meissner (1830–1901)
“The Windmill” (also known as “Die Windmühle” and “A Mill in Prussia”), circa 1878

Technical Details & Condition:
Etching on heavy wove paper with narrow margins around the platemark, backed with a support sheet providing wider margins. This impression is before the addition of lettering with the title and publication details.

Notably, the British Museum holds an impression of this etching published in Düsseldorf by the Düsseldorfer Radir-Club (Etching-Club Düsseldorf), active from 1870 to 1880—see https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1879-0614-711. This print was also published in Vienna in 1882 by the Gesellschaft für vervielfältigende Kunst (Society for Reproductive Art), active from 1871 to 1933/35.

The impression is well-printed, exhibiting a silvery grey tone with no signs of wear to the printing plate. The sheet is in pristine condition—free of tears, holes, folds, abrasions, stains, or handling marks.

Dimensions:
• Sheet: 13.5 x 23.2 cm
• Platemark: 12.3 x 22.7 cm
• Image borderline: 8.2 x 18.5 cm

Price & Shipping:
AU$222 (approximately US$157.31 / €133.48 / £116.69), including worldwide express shipping.
Please note: Import duties and taxes are the buyer’s responsibility.

If you are interested in acquiring this historically significant view of the rural Prussian countryside in the late 1800s—highlighting the artist’s careful attention to detail in his depiction of a herd of cattle led by a woman, who is not only carrying a heavy bundle (Holzbündel) of firewood (Leseholz) but also watching over her child, who is helpfully dragging a branch to assist in her task—please contact me at oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com. I am happy to provide a secure PayPal invoice for a smooth and seamless purchase.