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Karl Michel
'Dr. Walter Vogel - Exlibris' — 1920s German Expressionism

1924

About the Item

Karl Michel, 'Dr. Walter Vogel - Exlibris der Exlibrissammlung' (Bookplate of the Exlibris Collection), woodcut, 1924. Signed in the block, lower right. Signed, dated, and numbered 'op. 180' in pencil. A fine, richly-inked impression, on flecked, buff laid paper, with full margins (1 3/8 to 1 7/8 inches), in excellent condition. Scarce. Matted to museum standards, unframed. ABOUT THE ARTIST Karl Michel (1889-1984) was a noted graphic designer and expressionist printmaker during Germany's pre-Nazi Weimar Republic (1919-1933). Michel’s work was the subject of a feature article in the influential German graphic design magazine Das Plakat (The Poster) in 1920. An anti-war advocate, Michel created a suite of 12 wood engravings depicting his impressions of the humanitarian toll of WWII entitled ‘Humanitas’ (Humanity). The German publishing house Greifenverlag published the series in a reduced folio of unsigned prints. Michel’s graphic work is held in the permanent collections of the Auckland War Memorial Museum (New Zealand), Frederikshavn Kunstmuseum & Exlibrissamling (Denmark), Museum of Applied Arts (Budapest), The Robert Gore Rifkind Center for German Expressionist Studies at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the German Expressionism Collection of the Museum of Modern Art (New York).
  • Creator:
    Karl Michel (1885 - 1966)
  • Creation Year:
    1924
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 7.07 in (17.96 cm)Width: 4.19 in (10.65 cm)Depth: 0.01 in (0.26 mm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    Myrtle Beach, SC
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 981851stDibs: LU53234465282
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