Eulenberg, Zelt. Eine Folge von 46 Radierungen. Mit Versen: –

The most important suite of etchings from the late work of Max Klinger. Its a fairy-tale in 46 aquatinta-etchings of obsessive fantasies. Klinger himself writes about this suite: ‚Sengen, ein bischen Morden, ordentlich lieben und lieben lassen, und das alles bei allerhand Wetter in hibscher Gegend und gar nicht vegetarisch, sondern Fleisch. Viel Fleisch‘. (A little bit of killing, plenty of loving, all this with all kinds of weather in nice settings and not at all vegetarian, but rather flesh, a lot of flesh). At that time Klinger got to know the 17-year old girl Gertrud Bock, to whom he developt a deep friendship and she was his prefered model. This friendship arouse his passion again. The most important late wok of Max Klinger a romantic-symbolistic fairy-tale, one of the most sought after works by Klinger. – One of only 110 numbered copies, imprint signed by Eulenberg. The etchings in strong imprints. The binding was made under the supervision of Paul Kersten by members of the Jakob-Krausse association. – Occasionaly some minor stains, front and back fly-leaf with small stamp; binding with some minor rubbing. – Beyer 323-377.