Upcoming auctions
1 / 2

To modify your purchase order,
contact the auction house.

live November 21 | 12:00 PM
Christian Hesse Auktionen

162 - Hamburg Expressionism—Georg Britting. *The Stork’s Nest*. With an original woodcut by Josef Achmann. Hamburg: Adolf Harms, 1921. Includes a full-page, signed woodcut. Original colored-paper paperback with woodcut cover label (Johannes Gerbers, Hamburg).

Starting price

€500

The reserve price is the minimum price accepted by the seller. Bidders cannot see this price. To win an item, you must place the highest bid and meet or exceed the reserve price.

Registrations are closed for this sale. You cannot place a bid.

The converted amounts are provided for informational purposes only. Only the currency determined for the sale by the auction house is binding. You can select a different currency by going to the "Preferences" page in your profile.

Fees including the auction house's fees and the platform's fees. For further details, please refer to the auction house's General Terms and Conditions of Sale.

Estimation

€500 - 750

Sale fees

32%

Hamburg Expressionism—Georg Britting. *The Stork’s Nest*. With an original woodcut by Josef Achmann. Hamburg: Adolf Harms, 1921. Includes a full-page, signed woodcut. Original colored-paper paperback with woodcut cover label (Johannes Gerbers, Hamburg). Announcement time: approx. 1:33 p.m. (schedule subject to change) Third printing of *Die Tafelrunde*. — One of 30 special edition copies featuring the signed woodcut and, like the other 270 copies, signed by the author in the colophon. - First standalone edition of the third act; the complete comedy of the same name was published the following year by Arkaden-Verlag in Darmstadt, also featuring a woodcut by Achmann. In 1919, Britting and Achmann published the Expressionist journal *Die Sichel* in Regensburg. — “The Hamburg Tafelrunde was founded by the journalist Hans W. Fischer [… and] was an exclusive circle with a fixed membership, though one could be invited to join. Lavinia Schulz and Walter Holdt were also members of the Tafelrunde.” (Entfesselt 2006, p. 140). - A total of six “Drucke der Tafelrunde” were published, all with similar design. This small series was succeeded in 1922 by the “Drucke der schönen Rarität.” - A very fine copy. Raabe/Hannich-Bode 44.2. - Pirsisch, HH Expressionismus p. 265 28.7 × 22.2 cm. 14, [2] pages. - The beautiful peacock-eye patterned paper on the front cover is slightly faded.

Text translated by DeepL.
Only the original version is legally binding

Auction details

Auction 34: Art & Books - Special Catalog: 20th-Century Artist's Books / Renker Collection, Part 2
Saturday, November 21
12:00 PM
86 A Osterbekstraße
22083 Hamburg, Germany

Auction house

Christian Hesse Auktionen +49 4 06 94 54 247 mail@hesse-auktionen.de
On Drouot for 4 years avec More than 1,000 lots published

Delivery is optional. You can use the carrier of your choice. The stated price does not include the lot price or the auction house fees.

Delivery Options

We ship all auctions purchases world-wide, using UPS, FedEx, or Postal Service. Shipment costs will be charged in your auction purchases invoice. Please advise us about special shipment instructions a.s.a.p.

Log in or create an account to learn more about your delivery options for this sale!