By Otto Dix
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Otto Dix (German, 1891-1969)
Title/Portfolio: "Das Evangelium nach Matthäus (The Gospel according to Matthew)"
*Unsigned edition
Year: 1960
Medium: The Complete Book Portfolio of 33 Original Lithographs on white smooth offset paper
Limited edition: 1,366/2,000
Printer: Klibor, Berlin, Germany
Publisher: Käthe Vogt Verlag, Berlin, Germany
Reference: "Otto Dix: Das Graphische Werk" - Karsch No. 235-267, page 227-246
Overall book size: 11.75" x 9.38"
Each sheet size: 11.38" x 9"
Condition: Some light wear to outer dust jacket associated with age, otherwise the inside and all works are in excellent condition
Rare
Notes:
Provenance: private collection - Windhagen, Germany. Hand numbered in back. Printed in black from zinc plates. Book binding by Wübben & Co, cover and graphic design by Reinhart Braun both in Berlin, Germany. The complete 107 page book includes 33 original lithographs, 25 of which are are full page size, and text of the "Book of Matthew".
The complete tirage is as follows:
1. 30 signed and numbered examples on Japan paper (37 prints, 4 extra states)
2. 2,000 book edition on white offset paper
2a. 1-100 in Saffiano Leather signed by Dix
2b. 101-400 bound in half-parchment signed by Dix
2c. 401-2,000 bound in linen unsigned (*Our example offered here.)
The titles of the 33 works are "Abraham and Isaac", "Wise Men Visit the Christ Child", "Flight to Egypt", "Massacre of the Innocents in Bethlehem", "Baptism of Jesus", "The Temptation", "Calling of Peter", "Sermon on the Mount...
Category
1960s Expressionist Otto Dix Art