Watercolor and gouache on paper, 8.75 x 11.25 inches (sight) 14 x 16.25 frame. Signed/inscribed: "Deutsches Ordensspital zu Troppau, 1939 V. Planckh" at upper left (see enlargement 5). We are informed that at the time this watercolor was painted Planckh was staying at the hospital in Troppau where his wife was seriously ill. Born in Opova, Czech Silesia, Planckh moved with his family to Vienna, where he was raised and attended school. He studied art beginning about 1921 with Victor Sh ...click for details
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