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Front Cover, Moderne Kunst 14Moderne Kunst in Meister-Holzschnitten Band XIV (1900)

The cover for the year’s collected issues of this 1900 magazine is roughly A3 sized (11.5 by 16.5 inches or so), and features a drawing of a topless woman holding a branch of what appears to be a thor [...]

Keywords: book covers, colour, women, nudity, cherubs, sunrise, romance

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Added: 2022-05-21

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Niccolò Paganini on the Fiftieth Anniversary of His DeathModerne Kunst in Meister-Holzschnitten Band XIV (1900)

Hmm, his eyes do look a little sunken, but i suspect the title means that the portrait was published on the fiftieth anniversary of Paganini’s death. Here we have a man wearing a button-up jacket and [...]

Keywords: portraits, composers, music, musical instruments, violins, men, people, hair, greyscale

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Added: 2025-07-11

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Patriotic Border With Stars, Stripes, EaglesModerne Kunst in Meister-Holzschnitten Band XIV (1900)

This border could have been made for the Roman Empire or for the Unitesd States of America. In fact is was made in Germany, where the same symbols were used.

Keywords: borders, patriotism, eagles, stars, birds, stripes, sunbursts, greyscale

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Added: 2022-05-21

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The Rose of the South (Portrait)Moderne Kunst in Meister-Holzschnitten Band XIV (1900)

Die Rose des Sûdens, which is, The Rose of the South. Portrait of a young woman by Aurelia Della Corte Szvatek. She has dark brown curly hair, brown eyes, full red lips slightly parted in a half-smile [...]

Keywords: portraits, people, women, curly hair, romance, colour

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Added: 2022-05-21

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Zeus and EuropaModerne Kunst in Meister-Holzschnitten Band XIV (1900)

Here the Greek God Zeus appears to Europa as a beautiful and inspiring bull. She falls in love, and he takes her off and does naughty things to her. The print that i scanned here is 470×297mm (approx. [...]

Keywords: greek mythology, nudity, people, women, zeus, europa, beaches, seaside, bare feet, cattle, water, sand, waves, ancient greece, greek gods, colour

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Added: 2025-07-01

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A genteel wheelchair in ParisModerne Kunst in Meister-Holzschnitten Band XIV (1900)

A porter pushes a well-dressed lady in an old-fashioned wheelchair, a vintage conveyance reminiscent of an English Victorian bath chair. The lady has a parasol with her. The original caption was Im Fa [...]

Keywords: people, wheelchairs, accessibility, porters, woman, men, wheels, carriages, greyscale

Places shown: Paris; Ile-de-France; France

Added: 2025-01-22

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