I have a lithograph of a print by Franz Hanfstaengl. The print is Titled "Peace"
the copywright is 1896. I wanted information about where I might
verify its authenticity. Or even view like lithographs.

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Request for Question Clarification by scriptor-ga on 06 Jan 2004 05:03 PST

Dear mama7times,

Do you mean a lithograph looking like this?
http://www.hansgruener.de/docs_e/krippen/e_krweihn_02.htm

Regards,
Scriptor

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Clarification of Question by mama7times-ga on 06 Jan 2004 19:48 PST

YES!!! exactly. I have that picture. Wanting to know if what I have is
an original or a copy. Been in my family for roughly 50 years.
Probably longer as my mother is 66 and it was in her childhood home
for as long as she can rememeber.

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Request for Question Clarification by scriptor-ga on 07 Jan 2004 06:51 PST

Dear mama7times,

Unfortunately, I do not think that there is an easy way to determine
how old your lithograph is. Art experts would closely examine the kind
of paper it is printed on, aging marks, etc., to find out whether it
is an old print or a younger reproduction.

However, I can tell you this about the print:
- "Franz Hanfstaengl" is actually not the artist's name, but the name
of the printshop that held the rights in the image and where the
lithograph was made.
- The artist who made the original artwork was William Strutt.

The printshop does still exist today. I could give you contact
information, so you could ask them whether they have ever produced
reprints of "Peace" or if the have allowed others to reproduce the
print.
Also, I could try to find some more examples of pictures by William Strutt's.

Would that meet your needs?
Regards,
Scriptor

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Clarification of Question by mama7times-ga on 07 Jan 2004 20:59 PST

Thank you so much for all the infomation you have given me. To
finalize your research for me., yes, I would love the Print shops
contact information. I think I can take it from there.
Again,

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Clarification of Question by mama7times-ga on 07 Jan 2004 21:01 PST

Oops, sorry  I hit enter instead of space.
But anyway, Thank you for all your help..
I look forward to hearing from you regarding the printshop information. 
sincerely,
mama7times

Dear mama7times,

The German printing company "Franz Hanfstaengl", known for their
high-quality art reproductions, has been fully acquired (including all
copyrights, original print masters, and equipment) by the "Blanc
Kunstverlag" in 1980, when the Hanfstaengl family retired from the
publishing business after 127 years. The new owners preserve the
Hanfstaengl tradition. Here is contact information for the printing
and publishing company:

Blanc Kunstverlag
Levelingstrasse 8  
81673 München
GERMANY
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Phone: +49(0)89-4312811
Fax: +49(0)89-43509821 
E-Mail: mail@blanc-kunstverlag.de
Website: http://www.blanc-kunstverlag.de/


In additon, here is a brief biography of the artist, William Strutt:
http://www.speel.demon.co.uk/artists2/strutt.htm
(Source: The Homepage of Bob Speel)


Additionally used as a research source:
Quatre Gats Forum: William Strutt 1896, posted by Gini Valbuena
http://glyphs.gardenweb.com/forums/load/cafe/msg051855029808.html


Search terms used:
hanfstaengl friede
://www.google.de/search?q=hanfstaengl+friede&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=de&meta=
"william strutt" artist
://www.google.de/search?hl=de&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&newwindow=1&q=%22william+strutt%22+artist&meta=
"william strutt" hanfstaengl
://www.google.de/search?hl=de&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&newwindow=1&q=%22william+strutt%22+hanfstaengl&meta=
"franz hanfstaengl" verlag
://www.google.de/search?hl=de&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&newwindow=1&q=%22franz+hanfstaengl%22+verlag&meta=


I hope this will prove helpful for you!
Very best regards,
Scriptor

the researcher did an exellent job. I got wonderful information that
will allow me to continue the research on my own.