100 Silhouetten: Schattenrisse von einem anonymen Wiener Meister des XVIII. Jahrhunderts nebst einigen neueren Stücken (2 ORIGINAL SIGNED SILHOUETTES)
Wien: Ed. Beyers Nachfolger Gesellschaft m.b.H., 1913. Limited edition. Hardcover. Elephant folio. Unpaginated (58pp). Decorated paper-covered boards with illustrated paste-down. Age wear to head and tail of spine, corners and parts of edges. Decorated endpapers. Text on title-page in black and red. Two page text "Die Kunst der Schere" in German Gothic script by Lu Märten. 2 signed original silhouettes (oval image, 7" x 9 1/2") by F. Kaskeline, laid-in. Originals are on 10" x 13" card stock which were not part of this edition. Friedrich Kaskeline (1863-19?), was a Czech artist who was known for his funny & frivolous imagery on postcards as well as his superb work with silhouettes. Profusely illustrated with 101 reproductions of silhouettes (incl. front cover) on 56 pages by an anonymous 18th century Vienna Master. Very good condition. vg. Item #21259
Price: $650.00