It was about 30 odd years ago that I had a book of German Sketches go missing. I had clipped and mounted one of the sketches, and I have featured it on this site before, attempting to find out who drew it. I knew it was German, but beyond that had no idea of who the artist was. This is sad, as I did own the book before it disappeared. I should have at least remembered the artists name!This drawing has graced the walls of every home I have lived in since 1980. Before that it hung on the walls of various staterooms aboard the ships in which I served. It is a comforting image. It speaks to me of something, or someone, larger than ourselves, helping to guide us through our awkwardness. The fact that the something larger is not the elephant, gives thought to the theory that we are not the largest presence in this dance of life. There is something more graceful to guide us, if we only allow it.
I was napping this morning, and when I awoke, this image was the first thing that I saw. It hangs on the wall opposite the foot of my bed. I have googled it, in a vain attempt to find out more about the sketch over the past several years, all to no avail. But something prompted me to search again, and I got it on the second try.
The sketch comes from the works of German artist Heinrich Kley, who lived from 1863-1945. His two volumes of sketches were published in 1909 and 1910, under the names Skizzenbuch and Skizzenbuch II, both of which contained 100 pen drawings. Now, I have to get the book.
Meantime, if you'd like a closer look at some of Mr. Kley's work, here is the link to his world;
http://books.google.nl/books?id=20VHWRG-vlAC&printsec=frontcover&dq=the+drawings+of+Heinrich+Kley&source=bl&ots=PZHt_Mt6ZR&sig=bZIWnAqX8RPJXBC7jo5w-dMDE_s&hl=nl&ei=X6YcTLXrMoatOI-I2YkM&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CCYQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q&f=false
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