Kubin, Alfred (Leitmeritz 1877 – Zwickledt 1959). (Memorial Tablet for the tragic death of the respectable and chaste maiden Helena Asen – pray for her.) Pen lithograph. (1926.) Inscribed in German as before. 22.7 x 19 cm.

The macabre-beautiful  flag illustration  as one of the seven plate lithographs without text on the back to Heinrich Lautensack’s “Unpaar” (Horodisch 85; Marcks A 82; Otte-Raabe 301), illustrated, too, in Kristl, Bekenntnis zum sündigen Fleisch – H. Lautensack, BBl. f. d. Dt. Buchh. Frankfort ed. 1975, p. A181, and of notorious rareness as

“ A  large  part  of  the  edition  has  been  destroyed  in  the  Second  World  War ”

(Horodisch). Here from one of the 250 unsigned copies of the normal edition (total edition 300 copies) – Evenly lightly browned with fine tape of former framing running round on the back.
Offer no. 14,009 / EUR  148. (c. US$ 216.) + shipping

Furthermore  from  this  the  plate  lithographs

Getting Down to Business. At the wall suggestively antlers + 3 horns. 19.5 x 14.5 cm. – As before.
Offer no. 14,010 / EUR  100. (c. US$ 146.) + shipping

Coming Along. On the table carafe and glasses. 20 x 16.5 cm. – On the front side with yet only quite weak light tone, otherwise with the mentioned tape on the back.
Offer no. 14,011 / EUR  100. (c. US$ 146.) + shipping

Bath in the Garret. 20 x 15.5 cm. – As before.
Offer no. 14,012 / EUR  50. (c. US$ 73.) + shipping

View from the Castle. The landscape is shown to the aging prince. 19.5 x 17 cm. – Impeccably fresh, just with the fine tape on the back.
Offer no. 14,013 / EUR  50. (c. US$ 73.) + shipping

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