Jugend [German art magazine] (page 1/4)

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A tiny woodland fairy with wings

This small fey woodcut (around two inches, or 50mm, tall) shows a naked winged beaded man in a tree, or perhaps in some tiny patch of mushrooms. [more...] [$]

Barefoot boy guzzles beer

This shoeless boy is taken from a cartoon, Family with barefoot boy. What is he drinking? [more...] [$]

Festoon or Garland of Roses

This is a detail from the back cover of the bound collection of magazines for the year 1900. The image is of a string of red roses helpd up into a festoon or banner by tapes or ribbons, making a sort of full-width top border. [more...] [$]

Novelle

A man and woman, or two ladies, are out in the countryside near a mountain; one appears to be whispering something to the other, who smiles. Perhaps it’s a [...] [more...] [$]

Front Cover

The front cover of Jugend from 1900 is a sort of German Industrial design that forshadows the next thirty or more years. A gianr Janu, or two-faced statue, draped with garlands, is inscribed with [...] [more...] [$]