Emmental Farmhouse 'Birlihof, Mettlenau' — Pencil Drawing, June 1962

RG-2026-124 · This reference is permanently assigned to this work.

1962 (datiert)

Technique: Bleistiftzeichnung (Original, Handzeichnung)
Artist: Handzeichnung, signiert 'C. Rechsteiner' (Signatur schwer lesbar)
Location: Switzerland
Dimensions: ca. 41 × 33 cm (frame size laut Angabe)
Frame: Schmaler Silberrahmen mit hellem Passepartout, unter Glas
Condition: good

Price

from CHF 200

About the Work

A hand-signed original pencil drawing from 1962 capturing a stately Emmental farmhouse with astonishing detail — from the characteristic hipped roof and shingled façade to the overgrown cottage garden. As a hand-drawn original and a topographical document of rural Bernese country life, it is more than a reproduced print. The precise draughtsmanship reveals a skilled hand devoted to vernacular farmhouse architecture.

Provenance

The back of the frame bears the label of 'Buchbinderei H. P. Wälchli, Einrahmungen', a Swiss framing workshop, which underlines the local provenance and the careful keeping of the sheet. The work is dated 'Juni 1962', names the specific place 'Birlihof, Mettlenau' in the Emmental and is signed 'C. Rechsteiner'. An authentic piece of Bernese rural culture, directly from a private collection in Zug.

Inscriptions

Unten links: 'Birlihof, Mettlenau / Juni 1962'; unten rechts signiert: 'C. Rechsteiner' (Lesung unsicher)

Shipping & returns

Insured, carefully packed shipping within Switzerland: flat CHF 25. International shipping (EU, USA, Japan and more) on request. Returns accepted within 30 days of receipt if the work is unchanged; return shipping is paid by the buyer.