Richard Seewald "Aus dem Composanto" signed original woodcut
Medium: original woodcut. The inscription on the banner translates to "Come Sweet Death". Signed in pencil by Richard Seewald and printed in Germany in 1922 for the very rare "Die zweite Ganymed-Mappe" portfolio of "Das vierte Jahrbuch der Marees Gesellschaft", published in Munich by Marees-Gesellschaft, R. Piper & Co. This impression is one of the deluxe signed edition of 300 printed on laid paper. The image measures 5 1/2 x 7 inches (140 x 175 mm); a fine impression with full original margins.
Richard Seewald "Der Hirte" original woodcut
Medium: original color woodcut. Catalogue reference JH 771. Published in 1919 for Genius. Image size: 9 1/2 x 7 inches (240 x 178mm), on wove paper with full margins.
This print is from GENIUS: Zeitschrift fur Werdende und Alte Kunst, a deluxe art revue founded in 1919 in the aftermath of The First World War. Europe was devastated by the War, both physically and psychologically, and Expressionist art was attempting to create a new artistic idiom, and Richard Seewald was an important member of this movement. This is a good impression from the first (and rarest) year of Genius. Not signed.
Richard Seewald "Lago Maggiore" original lithograph
Medium: original lithograph. Catalogue reference: Jentsch 91. This impression on wove paper was printed in 1919 for Das Kestnerbuch, an important collection of original prints published during the height of the German Expressionist movement. Image size: 5 1/2 x 7 1/4 inches (135 x 185 mm). Sheet size: 8 1/2 x 11 inches (220 x 280 mm). Signed in the plate (not by hand).
Richard Seewald original woodcut "The Goat" (Die Ziege)
Medium: original woodcut. Printed in 1920 for the Deutsche Graphiker der Gegenwart portfolio, and published in Leipzig by Klinkhardt & Biermann in an edition of 500. Image size: 6 1/8 x 8 1/4 inches (158 x 210 mm). Sheet size: 9 1/4 x 12 5/8 inches (235 x 320 mm). This work can be found in the permanent collection of MoMA (The Museum of Modern Art) in New York. Not signed.
Richard Seewald "Aus dem Composanto" original woodcut
Medium: original woodcut. The inscription on the banner translates to "Come Sweet Death". Printed in Germany in 1922 for the rare Ganymed portfolio of "Das vierte Jahrbuch der Marees Gesellschaft", published in Munich by Marees-Gesellschaft, R. Piper & Co. This impression is from the unsigned edition printed on laid paper. The image measures 5 1/2 x 7 inches (140 x 175 mm); a fine impression with full original margins. Not signed.
