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CONRAD WEIßENEGGER (Biographical data unknown)

The relentless sports buddy, 1889
Indian ink/paper 24,3 x 34,2 cm
verso inscribed der unermüdliche Sportkolleg, Radfahrer Humor II/23, vom 1.9.1889
collection stamp Dr. F. W. Denzel

SCHÄTZPREIS / ESTIMATE °€ 150 - 300
STARTPREIS / STARTING PRICE °€ 150

No biographical details are known about the illustrator Conrad Weißenegger. This drawing was created for the Munich-based magazine "Radfahr-Humor," founded in 1887 by the mechanical engineer and bicycle enthusiast Heinrich Hildebrand. Perhaps the most important illustrator to work for "Radfahr-Humor" was Emil Kneiß (1867–1956). The "Hildebrand & Wolfmüller" motorbike, initiated by Hildebrand and introduced in 1894 (production period 1894–1995), was the world's first mass-produced motorbike. "Radfahr-Humor" was discontinued in 1901. The drawing is from the graphic collection of Friedrich Wilhelm Denzel, Munich. Further styles and artists: Tour de France, Giro d'Italia, Vuelta a Espana, Mailand-Sanremo, Ronde van Vlaanderen, Paris-Roubaix, Liège-Bastogne-Liège, Giro di Lombardia

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