Paul Herrmann

Wehmut [Melancholy],

circa 1910-20, 

mezzotint and etching

 

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."

The Daulton Collection owns a second impression of this print:

Paul Herrmann (Munich 1864 - 1946 Berlin-Schöneberg)


Wehmut (Melancholy),

circa 1920

etching on paper

31,5 x 38,5 cm (image),  55 x 68 cm (sheet)

signed in pencil lower right: "Paul Herrmann"

The Daulton Collection


The Daulton Collection owns a third impression of this print:

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 china, rolled onto firm laid paper

31,3 x 39,3 cm (plate)

42,0 x 50,0 cm (sheet)

The Daulton Collection


signed in pencil lower right: "Paul Herrmann"


condition: slightly browned with inconspicuous spots; two remnants of mounting on the reverse; in general, magnificent work in good condition.

The Daulton Collection owns a fourth impression of this print, in poor condition (foxing), number 18 of 35, subscriber Hans Heyden (Berlin? 1859? - ).

Contact:

Jack Daulton

The Daulton Collection

Los Altos Hills, California

thedaultoncollection@outlook.com