Liebe. Vierzig Zeichnungen.
Leipzig: Privatdruck, 1911. First edition. Limited edition up to 300, numbered. Oblong. Text in German. In publisher’s half vellum with gilt title and ornamentation on front panel and spine. In original hard paper case. (8) p., 40 plates. Spine slightly worn, pencil marks on back panel, otherwise a fine copy.
40 héliogravures after Zichy’s erotic drawings of unusually bold subjects. Printed in 300 copies, only for subscribers, the plates were destroyed after printing.
Mihály Zichy (1827–1906) was a Hungarian graphic artist and painter, lived and worked in Paris and St. Petersburg. In 1853 he was appointed to the position of court artist for Alexander II of Russia.
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Price: €5,000.00