Lot no. 495
Expressionism Grosz, George Ecce Homo. With 84 lithographs and 16 col. Plates after watercolours. Berlin, Malik-Verlag, 1923. 2 pp., 84 lithographs, 16 plates, 1 fol. Folio. Illustrated original laid paper boards. (somewhat stained, rubbed and bumped, spine with small tears at bottom). Dückers S I C. - Lang 38 - Lewis 275 - Herrmann 155 - Gittig/Herzfelde 59 - Edition C, which is the most complete of all editions besides edition A, with the offset lithographs and the coloured watercolours. - "Ecce Homo", one of Grosz's most famous graphic series, was only allowed to be sold for just over a year. The critical, satirical depictions caused a great stir and resulted in bans and censorship, which is why numerous motifs had to be removed from the various book and portfolio editions. - Endpapers with a slight crease, some foxing at the beginning and end, otherwise only occasional minor foxing in the margins. With 84 lithographs and 16 col. plates. Ill. orig. cardboard binding (slightly soiled, rubbed and bumped). - Edition C, which, along with edition A, is the most complete of all editions. - "Ecce Homo", one of the most famous graphic series Grosz, was allowed to be sold in its volume only a little over a year. The critical, satirical depictions caused a great stir and brought bans and censures, which is why, as a result, numerous motifs had to be removed from the various book and portfolio editions. - Endpapers with slight crease, some foxing at the beginning and at the end, otherwise only occasional minor foxing in the margins.
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14163 Berlin - Germany
04/26/2025
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