Autograph signature.
Berlin, 15. IV. 1911.
Oblong 8vo (postcard). 1 page.
€ 180.00
Inscribed to the German dermatologist Alwin Scharlau.
Studying in Düsseldorf and Munich, Kraut was a popular portraitist of bourgeoisie and nobility alike and was awarded the title "professor" in 1891 in recognition of his portraits showing Frederick I von Anhalt, his wife Antoinette and their son Frederick.
Postmark on verso slightly showing through. Self-addressed by the collector on the reverse. The Mecklenburg physician Scharlau (b. 1888) assembled a collection of artists' autographs by personal application.