Paul Herrmann (Munich 1864 - 1946 Berlin-Schöneberg)
Wehmut [Melancholy]
Sheet (Blatt) IV of Herrmann's 6-print series or cycle Phantasieen
circa 1910-20
mezzotint and etching on paper
approx. 31,5 x 39,5 cm (plate)
signed in pencil lower right: "Paul Herrmann Heran"
inscribed in pencil lower left: "30-35"
on the envelope, a printed dedication to the artist's friend Wilhelm Kimbel: "Meinem Freunde Wilhelm Kimbel Zugeeignet." Wilhelm Kimbel (1868-1965) was a German cabinetmaker and interior designer.
on the cover, number 30 out of an edition of 35 (painter Richard Kaiser, subscriber); Richard Kaiser (1868-1941) was a German painter and printmaker.
The Daulton Collection
Plate IV of Herrmann's six-print series Phantasieen. The Daulton Collection owns the entire series: 1. "Traum", 2. "Zeit", 3. "Zwischen Zeit und Ewigkeit", 4. "Wehmut", 5. "Krieg", and 6. "Friede."
