Karl Schmidt-Rottluff

The rare complete set, comprising eleven woodcuts (including the list of contents), 1914-1918, very good impressions, each signed in pencil, copy number '24', from the edition of 75, published by the Graphisches Kabinett J.B. Neumann, Berlin, 1919, on fine laid paper, with full margins, the images fresh, in good condition apart from a soft central vertical crease through Sch. 139 and another horizontal crease through Sch. 152, other minor defects at edges of sheet including occasional tears, slight surface dirt and minor handling creases, each framed 

Inhaltsverzeichnis für Die Neumann=Mappe (Sch. Gebr. 43) Condition: Image in good condition. Slight surface dirt along the edges of the sheet. Several tears also along the edges (away from the image): a 3cm tear in left margin; a 3cm tear in upper margin; seven other tears at right margins, the longest being 3,5cm. A water-stain at upper left margin. Slight handling creases along the edge of sheet. Attached to support at intervals along the left edge of sheet with brown paper tape, verso. Image: 497 by 394mm; 19 ½ by 15 ½in Sheet: 625 by 515mm; 24 5/8 by 20 ¼in Melancholie (S.139) Condition: Image in good condition apart from a soft vertical crease through image. Surface dirt at corners. A diagonal fold across lower left corner of margin. Minor handling creases along the edges of the sheet. Attached to support at intervals with brown paper tape at right edge of sheet, verso. Image: 500 by 390mm; 15 ¾ by 19 ½in Sheet: 613 by 505mm; 24 ½ by 19 7/8 in Trauernde am Strand (Sch. H. 151) Condition: Image in good condition. An area of pale fox marks at center of the edge of right margin. Other occasional minor fox marks in other margins. Hamdling creases along edges of sheet. A diagonal crease in upper margin at left . Slight surface dirt at lower corners and two other small areas at lower left and right margins. Attached to support at intervals along upper edge of sheet with brown paper tape, verso. Image: 395 by 500mm; 15 ½ by 19 5/8 in Sheet: 513 by 617mm; 20 ¼ by 24 3/8 in Die Sonne (Sch. H. 152) Condition: Image in good condition apart from a soft central horizontal crease running through the image. Handling creases along the edges of the sheet. Occasional pale fox marks in the margins. Some surface dirt along upper edge. Attached to support at intervals along upper edge of sheet with brown paper tape, verso. Image: 399 by 497mm; 15 ¾ by 19 5/8 in Sheet: 517 by 625mm: 20 3/8 by 25 5/8 in Mädchen vor dem Spiegel (Sch. H. 159) Condition: Image in good condition. Slight surface dirt along the edges of sheet. Minor handling creases. A soft diagonal fold in left margin. Attached to mount with white paper tape along the edges of the sheet, verso. Image: 505 by 400mm; 19 7/8 by 15 ¾in Sheet: 620 by 510mm; 24 3/8 by 20in Bei den Netzen (Sch. H. 165) Condition: Image in good condition. Slight surface dirt along lower and upper edge of sheet. Two diagonal folds across lower right corner of margin. Handling creases mainly in the margins. Attached to the support with paper tape, verso. Image: 398 by 496mm; 15 ¾ by 19 ½in Sheet: 510 by 620mm; 20 1/8 by 24 3/8 in Drei am Tisch (Sch. H. 167) Condition: Image in good condition apart from a soft vertical fold at left of lower margin which is extending slightly into the image. Slight surface dirt along edges of sheet. A soft diagonal fold in center of left margin. Attached to the mount with white paper tape along the edges of the sheet, verso. Image: 502 by 400mm; 19 ¾ by 15 ¾ in Sheet: 625 by 515mm; 24 5/8 by 20 ¼in Katzen (Sch. H. 169) Condition: Image in good condition. Occasional pale fox marks in the margins. Slight surface dirt at corners and along lower edge of sheet. Occasional handling creases in the margins. A 1cm tear at center of lower margin. A soft diagonal fold along lower corner of margin. Attached to support at intervals along the upper edge of the sheet with brown paper tape, verso. Image: 398 by 495mm; 15 5/8 by 19 ½in Sheet: 512 by 622mm; 20 1/8 by 24 ½in Mutter (Sch. H. 194) Condition: Image in good condition. Slight surface dirt along the edges of the sheet. Three tears along left edge of sheet (away from the image). Handling creases at edges of sheet. Attached to support at intervals along right edge of sheet with brown paper tape, verso. Image: 370 by 307mm; 14 ½ by 12 1/8 in Sheet: 620 by 517mm; 24 ½ by 20 3/8 in Die Heiligen Drei Könige (Sch. H. 196) Condition: Image in good condition. Surface dirt at upper left corner and other minor surface dirt along left edge of sheet. A 3cm tear in lower right margin. Slight handling creases at edges of sheet. Attached to support at intervals along right edge of sheet with brown paper tape, verso. Image: 500 by 394mm; 19 ¾ by 15 ½in Sheet: 620 by 514mm; 24 3/8 by 20 ¼in Mädchen aus Kowno (Sch. H. 209) Condition: Image in good condition. Diagonal fold across upper left corner of margin. Slight surface dirt mainly at corners. Handling creases in the margins. Attached to support at intervals along right edge of sheet with brown paper tape, verso. Image: 503 by 390mm; 19 7/8 by 15 3/8 in Sheet: 620 by 505mm; 24 ½ by 19 7/8 in
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