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H Sperling: HorrifiedModerne Kunst in Meister-Holzschnitten Band XV (1901)

Heinrich Sperling was a German artist known for painting animals, especially dogs and horses, but also cats. His paintings were full of realism but also often humour. Here, in Entsetzt (Horrified), a [...]

Keywords: animals, pets, dogs, cats, surrealism, windows, colour

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Added: 2020-03-01

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Christmas Still LifeModerne Kunst in Meister-Holzschnitten Band XV (1901)

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. [...]

Keywords: christmas, xmas, colour, feasts, people, waiters, men, top hats, poems, poetry, thanksgiving

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Added: 2024-10-31

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Angel of the New yearModerne Kunst in Meister-Holzschnitten Band XV (1901)

A winged angel, a woman, floats over a snow-covered village, a church and houses and farms visible in the background. She carries a severed evergreen tree over one shoulder and a shining lantern in he [...]

Keywords: christmas, new year, angels, women, people, dresses, bare feet, trees, winter, snow, villages, religion, christianity, greyscale

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Added: 2023-01-26

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New Year’s Eve PunchModerne Kunst in Meister-Holzschnitten Band XV (1901)

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 [...]

Keywords: colour, women, new year, spirits, bowls, drink, dancing, nudity, smiles

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Added: 2020-09-21

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Serpentin-Tanzerin [the serpentine dancer]Moderne Kunst in Meister-Holzschnitten Band XV (1901)

The German word tänzerin means dancer, but primarily a female one. In this case the title is probably a reference to the film Die Serpentintänzerin which was produced in 1895; the film lasted for only [...]

Keywords: early film, colour, dancers, dancing, shawls, rainbow, exuberant, people, women, angels, wings

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Added: 2019-05-07

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Border with Green Man and CherubsModerne Kunst in Meister-Holzschnitten Band XV (1901)

This full-page (landscape) border features two winged cherubs (or putti), one standing on either side, facing three-quarters away from us, the right-hand one holding binoculars up to his eyes. They ar [...]

Keywords: borders, full-page borders, cherubs, faces, vines, bare feet, nudity, wings, greyscale

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Added: 2020-09-15

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Vorfrühling - Early SpringModerne Kunst in Meister-Holzschnitten Band XV (1901)

This colour engraving of a detailed painting shows a water-side lansdcape with perhaps a classical temple in the background amongst tall trees. There’s a cloudy sky. Near the riverbank or lakeside, a [...]

Keywords: water, rivers, people, women, temples, trees, rocks, shores, art, colour, art, painting

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Added: 2023-03-22

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Klara Küry as Maya in The Greek SlaveModerne Kunst in Meister-Holzschnitten Band XV (1901)

Ödön Uher. Klara Küry als „Maïa” in „Der griechische Sklave” Klára Küry (1870 – 1935) was a Hungarian actress. Here, her portrait was made by the Hungarian/Romanian artist and photographer Ödön Uher ( [...]

Keywords: portraits, people, women, slaves, colour

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Added: 2024-08-08

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Avenue of SighsModerne Kunst in Meister-Holzschnitten Band XV (1901)

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 w [...]

Keywords: nature, trees, paths, forests, spirits, spirit, ghosts, spooky, peaceful, peacefulness, quiet, peace, people, walking, autumn, greyscale

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Added: 2024-11-07

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G. Tornai: At the haremModerne Kunst in Meister-Holzschnitten Band XV (1901)

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 [...]

Keywords: harems, slavers, slavery, nudity, breasts, women, people, dancing, music, dance, oriental, middle eastern, interiors, bare feet, greyscale

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Added: 2019-05-16

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H Hendrich: Sea FablesModerne Kunst in Meister-Holzschnitten Band XV (1901)

Seemärchen. Here we see a woman, or perhaps a mermaid, emerging from the sea onto a rock, dripping with water. She is gazing at a sea-monster or dragon some way away, coming through a natural stone ar [...]

Keywords: people, women, water, monsters, sea creatures, mythological creatures, dragons, rocks, cities, illustrations for children, greyscale

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Added: 2020-02-29

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