625 - Portfolios and Illustrated Books

Portfolios and Illustrated Books 2nd Annual Portfolio of the “Brücke” Artists’ Group Portfolio containing 3 prints, 2 of which are in color, 1 on vellum, 1 on Van Gelder Zonen handmade paper, and 1 on Japanese paper. Published by the “Brücke” artists’ group, Dresden, 1907. Dimensions: approx. 27 x 35.5 cm (sheet size: approx. 54 x 39 cm). Presumably one of approximately 22 copies. All sheets signed; one sheet additionally dated and bearing the printer’s signature. Included are: Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, “Holbeinplatz Dresden,” 1906, lithograph; Emil Nolde, “Nude,” 1906, etching; Cuno Amiet, “Giovanni Giacometti Reading,” 1907, color woodcut. Schapire L 8 (Schmidt-Rottluff); Schiefler/Mosel/Urban 34 II (of II) (Nolde); Mandach 25 (Amiet). Söhn HDO 212-1, 212-3, and 212-4; Hoffmann 20 f-h. • Rare second annual portfolio of the “Brücke” artists’ group from 1907 • Three expressive original prints created using three different printing techniques • Significant testament to the “Brücke” group’s early international outreach through the participation of Swiss artist Cuno Amiet Bibliography: Bolliger, Hans/Kornfeld, E. W., Exhibition: Künstlergruppe Brücke. Annual Portfolios 1906–1912, Bern 1958, p. 14, nos. 6, 8–9 (different copy); Spielmann, Heinz (ed.), The Painters of the “Brücke.” Hermann Gerlinger Collection, Stuttgart 1995, pp. 103–104, SHG Nos. 46–48; Gerlinger, Hermann/Schneider, Katja (eds.), The Painters of the Brücke: Inventory Catalog of the Hermann Gerlinger Collection, Halle (Saale) 2005, p. 34, SHG No. 38; pp. 376–377, SHG No. 834; pp. 40, SHG No. 883. Exhibitions: Schleswig-Holstein State Museum, Gottorf Castle, Schleswig 1995–2001 (permanent loan from the Hermann Gerlinger Collection); Moritzburg Art Museum, Halle an der Saale, 2001–2017 (permanent loan from the Hermann Gerlinger Collection); Buchheim Museum, Bernried, 2017–2022 (permanent loan from the Hermann Gerlinger Collection). Provenance: Wolfgang Wittrock Art Gallery, Düsseldorf; Hermann Gerlinger Collection, Würzburg, acquired from the aforementioned in 1993, stamped on the reverse (Lugt 6032); Ketterer, Munich, Dec. 10, 2022, Lot 415; Olbricht Collection, Essen/Berlin, acquired from the aforementioned. Taxation: subject to margin scheme (VAT: Margin Scheme).