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Moderne Kunst in Meister-Holzschnitten Band XV (page 1/2)

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Pictures from Moderne Kunst in Meister-Holzschnitten (Modern Art in Master Woodcuts), Vol 15, Berlin, 1901.

I bought this enourmous book from Jan Placák- Gallery Ztichlá klika in Prague in 2019. It’s an “elephant folio” with pages measuring 410×290mm (roughly 11½×16 inches), including many engravings that fill the page or even double-page spreads and fold-outs.

Despite the title, the images are probably engraved on metal, because wood this size was hard to work with.

The date 1901 for this book is provisional; it could be a few years on either side. I took it from an auction catalogue.

I also have Volume I.

Title: Moderne Kunst in Meister-Holzschnitten Band XV

Editor: Bong, Richard

Published by: Richard Bong

City: Berlin

Date: 1901

Total items: 11

Out of copyright (called public domain in the USA), hence royalty-free for all purposes usage credit requested, or as marked.

Some sample images

[picture: G. Tornai: At the harem]

G. Tornai: At the harem

A woman, baring her breasts, is dancing in a harem, one arm over her heard, her feet bare. In the background a musician plays a lyre; another woman serves Moroccan-style tea on an octagonal side-table. Three other woman, standing bowed, are [...] [more...] [$]

[picture: Avenue of Sighs]

Avenue of Sighs

In the Modern Kuinst book from which I scanned this full-page engraving, the picture is captioned (in German) Leaf Walk, but it was originally exhibited at the Große Berliner Kunstaustellung in 1901 with the title Avenue of Sighs. [more...] [$]

[picture: H Hendrich: Sea Fables]
[picture: New Year's Eve Punch]

New Year’s Eve Punch

A bright-eyed young woman holds a glass bowl over her head; it’s filled with punch, an alcoholic drink shared on New Year’s Eve. Out of the bowl arise spirits, or dreams, in pink compared ot the grey-blue of the rest of the picture: a vision [...] [more...] [$]

[picture: Christmas Still Life]

Christmas Still Life

A man wearing a brown suit jacket, red waistcoat, white cravat and top hat has a smile has a carried a platter of Christmas food over one shoulder and a wicker basked containing four bottles of wine. [...] [more...] [$]


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