Carl (Karl) Anton Reichel (Wels 1874-1944 Vienna)

Schädel [Skulls]

1913

etching 

proof impression of the second state

lower left in pencil signed, dated, and inscribed: "CReichel 1913. II. Zust. Nr 5. [state II, (impression) number 5]"

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This etching is one example from a group of approximately 100 Reichel etchings owned by The Daulton Collection, representing a significant portion of Reichel's ouevre of about 300 etchings, and including a number of rare impressions of pre-final states such as the above proof of Schädel [Skulls].

"Symbolist, erotic and bizarre motifs come together in this comprehensive collection of etched, mostly figurative sheets by Carl Anton Reichel. After studying medicine, psychiatry, and psychology in Prague and Vienna - but without a degree - Reichel worked as a self-taught artist, primarily producing woodcuts and especially etchings. He had close ties to Hermann Bahr, Alfred Kubin, Hans Pfitzner, and Arnold Schönberg. And Reichel had a strong interest in India, Tibet and Buddhism.  The pronounced fantasy in his representations made Reichel a forerunner of the Vienna School of Fantastic Realism."  B

Carl (Karl) Anton Reichel (Wels 1874-1944 Vienna)

Untitled (nude woman, with enormous serpent?)

1913

etching 

lower right in pencil signed and dated: "CReichel 1913."

lower left in pencil numbered: "Nr 2."

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Carl (Karl) Anton Reichel (Wels 1874-1944 Vienna)

Aus Tibet III. Chinesische Nonne (op. 14)

[From Tibet III. Chinese Nun]

1913

drypoint

23,8 x 15,9 cm (plate)

signed

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Carl (Karl) Anton Reichel (Wels 1874-1944 Vienna)

Elegie. Neujahrsnacht (op. 34)

[Elegy.  New Year's Eve]

1913

etching and aquatint

22 x 29 cm (plate)

signed and dated in pencil lower left: "CAReichel 1913."

lower right in pencil an indecipherable inscription

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Carl (Karl) Anton Reichel (Wels 1874-1944 Vienna)

Zum problem der Elektra 

[On the Problem of Elektra]

1914

drypoint etching 

approx. 28 x 22 cm (image)

lower left in pencil signed and dated: "CReichel 1914."

lower center in pencil titled: "Zum Problem der Elektra"

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Carl (Karl) Anton Reichel (Wels 1874-1944 Vienna)

Aus einer Traumwelt (op. 36)

[From a Dream World]

1914

etching 

16,8 x 21,5 cm plate

lower left in pencil signed and dated: "CReichel 1914"

lower right in pencil an indecipherable inscription

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Carl (Karl) Anton Reichel (Wels 1874-1944 Vienna)

Ein toter Hund [A Dead Dog]

1918

etching 

proof impression

lower left in pencil signed, dated, and inscribed: "CReichel 1918. Z. (...) 1.Dr.." [state ..., impression 1]

lower left in pencil titled: "Ein toter Hund" ["A Dead Dog"]

lower right in pencil inscribed: "Op. 261"

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a superb impression

Provenance:

Heinrich Stinnes (1867-1932), Cologne, the most accomplished German print collector of his day

Dr. Markus Nass, Kunsthandel, Berlin, from whom The Daulton Collection acquired in 2017.

Carl (Karl) Anton Reichel (Wels 1874-1944 Vienna)

Untitled 

1920

etching on wove paper (Velin)

circa 24,5 x 23,5 (plate)

circa 92,5 x 72,5 (sheet)

lower left in pencil signed, dated, and inscribed: "CReichel 1920..."

lower left in pencil inscribed with a dedication to "Maria und Wilhelm Falta"

lower right in pencil inscribed: "Op. 269"

framed

Carl (Karl) Anton Reichel (Wels 1874-1944 Vienna)

Mahler – Li-tai-Pe- Das Lied von der Erde II – Der Einsame im Herbst 

[Mahler – Li-tai-Pe- The Song of the Earth II – The Lonely One in Autumn]

1920

drypoint etching 

approx. 24 x 18 cm (image)

lower left in pencil signed, dated, and inscribed: "CReichel 1914. [indecipherable]"

lower right in pencil inascribed: "op. 267."

lower center in pencil titled: "Mahler – Li-tai-Pe. Das Lied von der Erde. II.   Der Einsame im Herbst. –"

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