Random Guerrero

This oil painting was up for auction on eBay a few years ago. According to the description, it was painted in the 1940s by W. Gamburtzew “after the famous German Expressionest - Herman Kaulbach of a portrait of a celebrity of the day.” A painted copy of the mis-identified Herman Kaulbach edition of the Friedrich August von Kaulbach postcard. I bid on the painting, but it didn't make the reserve.

And in greater detail . . .

This detail of Kaulbach's portrait was also popular.

Russian postcard published by Richard. F.A. Kaulbach: Guerrero.

Russian postcard published by Richard. FA Kaulbach is misidentified. Hermann Kaulbach: Guerrero

Anonymous Russian postcard

Russian postcard. Kaulbach Guerrero 

Russian postcard. Kaulbach Carmen 

FAK Image of the Day 4/3 ~ Die Tanzerin for the Russian Market

Die tanzerin Guerrero by Friedrich Augutst von Kaulbach was one of his most popular paintings and definitely was the most widely reproduced of his Guerrero portraits. Some are well-produced, some editions have colors issues. Some identify her correctly as "The Dancer Guerrero", some as Otero, some just as the anonymous "Danseuse" or "Carmen". One has her identified as "Tamara". Eight images below:

Russian postcard published by Richard. F.A. Kaulbach: Guerero

Verlag Lenz & Rudolff, Riga Kaulbach: Guerrero 

 Kaulbach: Danseuse

 Kaulbach: Otero 

 Kaulbach: Tamara 

Russian postcard. Real photo postcard Kaulbach: Guerrero 

Russian postcard. Real photo postcard Kaulbach: Carmen

Russian postcard. Real photo postcard Kaulbach: Carmen 

Friedrich August von Kaulbach Image of the Day 4/2/2011

Framed chromolith purchased at the flea-market April 16, 1999. I researched the artist when I got home, bought a monograph on Friedrich August von Kaulbach, discovered the subject's name was Rosario Guerrero and that he did at least six portraits of her between 1903 and 1908. This image, entitled Die tanzerin Guerrero ("the dancer Guerrero"), was the most widely commercially publish Kaulbach portraits of Guerrero. Reproduced in multiple editions of postcards, in magazine articles, books, this portrait was even the basis for Guerrero's posters for her performances at the Wintergarten theater in Berlin. There is a version of Die tanzernin Guerrero in the Frye Art Gallery in Seattle, WA.