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"Maler der Brücke. Farbige Kartengrüße an Rosa Schapire". 1958.
Book with a Woodcut of Rosa Schapir's monogram, 19 color reprographics of postcards from the Brücke artist to Rosa Schapire and a text by Heinz Wietek. Published by Heinz Wietek in Insel Verlag, Wiesbaden branch.
With a personal dedication monogrammed by Karl Schmidt-Rottluff on the flyleaf. Book: 18.2 x 1 cm (7.1 x 0.3 in).
The woodcut of Rosa Schapire's monogram on the book's last text leaf is a smaller version (ø 2 cm) of the "Briefverschluss für Rosa Schapire" (ø 3,8 cm) that Karl Schmidt-Rottluff made for Rosa Schapire in 1918. [EH].
• Bibliophile work with a personal dedication by Karl Schmidt-Rottluff
• Rosa Schapire is the author of Schmidt-Rottluff's catalogue raisonné of prints.
PROVENANCE: Hermann Gerlinger Collection, Würzburg (with the collector's stamp, Lugt 6032).
LITERATURE: Vergleiche:
Rosa Schapire, Karl Schmidt-Rottluff. Graphisches Werk bis 1923, Berlin 1924, WVZ-Nr. Gebrauchsblätter 19 (m. SW-Abb., Tafelband).
In good condition.
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