Exlibris Bookplate Etching Max Klinger 1857-1920 Male Nude Thanatos Wings

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Bookplate Dr. Kuno Waehmer. Nude boy, clipping the wings of a seated sleeping Thanatos, below with scythe and hourglass.
Klinger, Max (1857-1920):
1910. 126 x 92 mm. Etching.
Language: German
Order number: 15228
Comments: * Thieme-Becker 20; Gutenberg 5541; Deaf 26. - Monogrammed and dated in the print. The artist, who was born in Leipzig, received his training at the Badische Kunstschule in Karlsruhe and the Akademie der Künste in Berlin. In the history of art he is one of the most important representatives of symbolism. Early on in the bookplate movement he was considered a style icon, having created over 60 sheets, a few for bookplate collectors, most of them for friends and acquaintances. - Good copy.
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Bookplate Dr. Kuno Waehmer. Nude boy, clipping the wings of a seated sleeping Thanatos, below with scythe and hourglass. 1910. 126 x 92 mm. Etching. Comments: * Thieme-Becker 20; Gutenberg 5541; Deaf 26. - Monogrammed and dated in the print. The artist, who was born in Leipzig, received his training at the Badische Kunstschule in Karlsruhe and the Akademie der Künste in Berlin. In the history of art he is one of the most important representatives of symbolism. Early on in the bookplate movement he was considered a style icon, having created over 60 sheets, a few for bookplate collectors, most of them for friends and acquaintances. - Good copy. Keywords: Exlibris Ex Libris Bookplate Marque de possession Item posted with the w + h GmbH eBay service Data and images powered by Book friend