Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951)
Autograph manuscript, early writing and pencil exercises, n.d. [1890s]
Two pages, 203 x 127mm, on a single leaf, in pencil. Provenance: Preserved by Hermine Wittgenstein (1874-1950); Sotheby's, 18 & 19 May 1989, lot 351.
The earliest recorded piece of writing by the young Ludwig Wittgenstein, preserved by his elder sister, Hermine. Comprising a series of doodles and writing exercises, some mirror-writing, including Wittgenstein practising writing his own name.
Published: Ludwig Wittgenstein: sein Leben in Bildern und Texten, eds. Nedo and Ranchetti (1983), p. 11.
Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951)
Autograph manuscript, early writing and pencil exercises, n.d. [1890s]
Two pages, 203 x 127mm, on a single leaf, in pencil. Provenance: Preserved by Hermine Wittgenstein (1874-1950); Sotheby's, 18 & 19 May 1989, lot 351.
The earliest recorded piece of writing by the young Ludwig Wittgenstein, preserved by his elder sister, Hermine. Comprising a series of doodles and writing exercises, some mirror-writing, including Wittgenstein practising writing his own name.
Published: Ludwig Wittgenstein: sein Leben in Bildern und Texten, eds. Nedo and Ranchetti (1983), p. 11.
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