5384 - Uhl, Joseph

Uhl, Joseph "The Shame!" Etching, drypoint, and aquatint on Similijapan. 32 x 39.5 cm. Signed, numbered “36,” and titled in the artist’s own hand in the lower left corner; signed by the publisher “Heinr. Wetteroth München gdr” in the white margin below the image. Before 1911. See Eugen Kalkschmidt, “Joseph Uhl. A New Engraver,” in: Zeitschrift für bildende Kunst, 1911, p. 102. Arthur Dobsky already recognized “Die Schande!” as “one of the most perfect [prints] to have emerged from Uhl’s studio.” (A. Dobsky: “Joseph Uhl,” in: Die Graphischen Künste, 36, 1913, pp. 65–71, here p. 70). Not only in terms of composition but also technically, this is one of the most balanced prints in Uhl’s early work, in which he experiments with aquatint as a stylistic device. Thematically, it foreshadows the print “Tanz der Gemeinheit” from the series *Ein Liebesmysterium*. A magnificent, nuanced print with a wide margin, featuring the full paper margin at the top and right. A few tiny foxing spots, a small watermark at the lower edge of the sheet, the upper left corner slightly creased; otherwise in very fine condition. Accompanied by a proof of the etching “Susanna im Bad” (signed, titled, and dated) by the same artist. - Please ask for condition reports for individual lots, as the condition is usually not mentioned in the catalog. - Please ask for condition reports for individual lots, as the condition is usually not mentioned in the catalog.