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illustrated book; book of prints; print

Object Type: illustrated book; book of prints; print
Museum number: 1910,0418.95.1-5
Description: Hermann Struck, "Die Kunst des Radierens. Ein Handbuch" (Berlin, Paul Cassirer) 1908; a handbook on the history and technique of etching containing 5 original prints by contemporary artists, namely "Amsterdamer Judengasse" by Max Liebermann, "Landschaft" drypoint by Edvard Munch, "Alte Jude auf Jaffa" by Hermann Struck, "Anna" by Anders Zorn, and "Aus Sluis" by Paul Baum. Bound with letterpress titlepage and text illustrated with half-tone reproductions of prints and drawings from Beham to Manet etc. In original boards with gold-tooled image of men printing with a rolling press. Etchings; drypoint, half-tone
Producer name: Print made by: Hermann Struck; Print made by: Max Liebermann; Print made by: Paul Baum; Print made by: Edvard Munch; Print made by: Anders Zorn; Published by: Paul Cassirer
School/style
Production date: 1908
Production place: Published in: Berlin (city)
Materials
Technique: etching; photorelief; letterpress; drypoint
Dimensions: Height: 230 millimetres; Width: 172 millimetres (approx. sheet size of each page)
Curator's comments: For Zorn's print, see Elizabeth Broun, "The Prints of Anders Zorn", no. 49(iv).
Bibliographic references: Schiefler 1923 / Max Liebermann, sein graphisches Werk (73 c); Rusel 1997 / Hermann Struck, das Leben und das graphische Werk eines jüdischen Künstlers (102); Woll 2012 / Edvard Munch the complete graphic works (298 II)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: printmaking/printing; draughtsman/painter
Associated titles
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1910
Department: Prints and Drawings
Registration number: 1910,0418.95.1-5