(German, 1867-1945)
Three posthumous editions from the cycle Bauernkrieg (The Peasant's War), (Klipstein, no. 94, 90, 98), printed between 1963 and 1972, Alexander von der Becke, publisher, blindstamps lower right "A.V.D. Becke/Muenchen 22": Die Pfluger (The Ploughman); 1907, first sheet of cycle, etching, aquatint, and soft-ground with imprint of Ziegler's transfer paper on wove paper, plate 12-1/8 x 17-5/8 in.; sheet 17-7/8 x 23-5/8 in.; Beim Dengeln (Sharpening the Scythe), 1908, third sheet of cycle, drypoint etching with aquatint on wove paper, plate 11-65/8 x 11-5/8 in., sheet 13-1/2 x 17-5/8 in.; Die Gefangenen (The Prisoners), 1908, seventh sheet in cycle, line, drypoint, and soft-ground etching on wove paper, plate 12-3/4 x 16-5/8 in., sheet 21 x 27-1/2 in.; matted and unframed
Provenance: Property of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
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loose, held in corners in acid free mats, overall good condition, "Prisoners" with minor tape accretion upper left margin along edge, some titles on mats peeling
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