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Meister Floh - Vintage Rare Book Illustrated by Otto Nückel - 1922

1922

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Meister Floh is an original modern rare book illustrated with woodcut engravings by Otto Nückel (Cologne, 1888 – Cologne, 1955) in 1922 and written by Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann (Königsberg, 1776 – Berlin, 1822). Format: In-8° Otto Nückel (Cologne, 1888 – Cologne, 1955). Otto Nückel was a German painter, graphic designer, illustrator and cartoonist. He is best known as one of the 20th century's pioneer wordless novelists, along with Frans Masereel and Lynd Ward. Nückel, who had exhibited skill as an artist in his childhood, was dropped out of medical school in Freiburg im Breisgau and moved to Munich where he resided for the remainder of his life. There he developed his skill in drawing and painting, joining the artists' association, the Munich Sezession, and developing an interest in relief printing. Because of the scarcity of wood, Nückel made engravings for relief prints on lead plates. A pioneer in lead engraving, Nückel developed an accomplished mastery of this medium, distinguished by ample use of the multiple-line tool. He illustrated works by Thomas Mann, E. T. A. Hoffmann and others before garnering considerable attention with his own publication Destiny: A story in pictures (Schicksal. Eine Geschicte in Bildern. Munich: Delphin Verlag, 1930). This wordless novel highlights the life and suffering of a female protagonist as a vehicle for a dark social critique. Much of Nückel's work favors dark comedy, profound irony and an often scathing sarcasm. Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann (Königsberg, 1776 – Berlin, 1822). Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann (commonly abbreviated as E. T. A. Hoffmann; born Ernst Theodor Wilhelm Hoffmann; 24 January 1776 – 25 June 1822) was a German Romantic author of fantasy and Gothic horror, a jurist, composer, music critic and artist.[1][2][3] His stories form the basis of Jacques Offenbach's opera The Tales of Hoffmann, in which Hoffmann appears (heavily fictionalized) as the hero.
  • Creator:
    Otto Nückel (1888 - 1955)
  • Creation Year:
    1922
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 6.3 in (16 cm)Width: 4.73 in (12 cm)Depth: 0.04 in (1 mm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    Roma, IT
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: M-1173991stDibs: LU65037809422

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