Brauer was born in Meerano near Zwickau and is known also as an illustrator and sculptor. Some one who immigrated New-Zealand. be-quested several of his works to the Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand in 1965.
The bird of paradise was acquired many years ago, the parrot (macaw) was found in December 2022 and no doubt because of the hard to read and possibly illegible signature did not find an immediate buyer.
Below some more small sized etched examples (lucky finds) in this collection by this artist.
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