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Lili Rethi (1894 -1971)
– LZ127 Graf Zeppelin –

Having trained at Vienna’s Kunstschule für Frauen und Mädchen, Lili Rethi became known for her drawings recording German engineering projects between the Wars. She was sent to Denmark in 1939 from where she escaped to the U.S.A. and continued to record major Post War building projects. Lili Rethi’s Papers are held by the Smithsonian.

Rethi-1 1. Zeppelin LZ 127 Cabin, Zeppelin Works, Friedrichshafen. Pencil. Signed, inscribed and dated, 1933. 17.75x13.5 inches.
Rethi-2 2. Zeppelin LZ 127 under construction, Friedrichshafen. Pencil. 1933. 16x13.5 inches.
Rethi-3 3. The Gondola of Zeppelin LZ 127, Zeppelin Works, Friedrichshafen. Pencil. 1933. Signed and inscribed. 12.75x17 inches.
Rethi-4 4. Zeppelin LZ 127 under construction, Friedrichshafen. Pencil. Signed, inscribed and dated, 1933. 13.5x17.5 inches.
Rethi-5 5. The Zeppelin Works, Friedrichshafen. Pencil. Signed, inscribed and dated, 1933. 13.5x15.5 inches.
Rethi-6 6. Zeppelin LZ 127 under construction, Friedrichshafen. Pencil. Signed, inscribed and dated, 1933. 13.5x17.5 inches.
Rethi-7 7. The Zeppelin Works at Friedrichshafen, Bodensee. Pencil. Signed, inscribed and dated, 1933. 12x18 inches.
Rethi-8 8. The Airship LZ 127 ‘Graf Zeppelin’, Friedrichshafen. Pencil. Signed, inscribed and dated, 1933. 13.5x17.5 inches.