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635 - Hermann Hesse (1877 Calw – Montagnola 1962)
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Hermann Hesse (1877 Calw – Montagnola 1962) Poems for Trudel Borst Portfolio containing 5 watercolors over ink on double sheets of handmade paper, each with 5 handwritten poems on the inside. Cover features a watercolor title vignette; signed on the inside back cover with the dedication “Written and painted for Trudel Borst on her 19th birthday.” (Circa 1929). Up to approx. 7.5 x 7.5 cm (sheet size approx. 22.5 x 18/36 cm). Each watercolor is titled. Included are the poems “End of August 1929,” “Thoughts on Klingsor’s Summer (1919/1929),” “At Christmas Time,” “Winter Day,” and “Frost.” Hermann Hesse created this small, exclusive portfolio as a birthday gift for Trudel Borst, the daughter of the Stuttgart art collector and patron Hugo Borst (1881–1967). Provenance: Ketterer, Rare Books, Hamburg, November 24, 2025, Lot 56; Collection, Rhineland, acquired from the aforementioned seller. Taxation: subject to regular taxation (VAT: Regular Taxation).
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