Paul Herrmann (Munich 1864 - 1946 Berlin-Schöneberg)
Zeit, Chronos mit seiner Sense [Time, Chronos with his Scythe],
a preliminary study for the mezzotint "Zeit" ["Time"] (Singer 155), part of Herrmann's 6-print series Phantasieen.
circa 1913
pencil on handmade paper
52.9 x 39.6 cm
signed and inscribed lower right: "Zeit / Paul Herrmann".
Chronos walks with a raised foot over debris, including human and animal corpses, and readies his scythe to deliver a massive blow. The drawing here still shows the "Young Life," a child who is enthroned on the shoulders of Chronos, but Herrmann ultimately deletes the child from the final version of this work.
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Paul Herrmann (Munich 1864 - 1946 Berlin-Schöneberg)
Zeit [Time]
Sheet (Blatt) II of Herrmann's 6-print series or cycle Phantasieen circa 1913 mezzotint and etching on paper plate 57 x 44 cm
signed in pencil lower right: "Paul Herrmann (Héran)"
on the envelope, a printed dedication to "Meiner Schwester" ["My Sister"]
on the cover, number 29 out of an edition of 35 (painter Richard Kaiser, subscriber); Richard Kaiser (1868-1941) was a German painter and printmaker
The Daulton Collection
catalogue raisonne: Singer 155
Plate II 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."
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The Daulton Collection owns a second impression of this print:
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Paul Herrmann (Munich 1864 - 1946 Berlin-Schöneberg)
Zeit, Chronos mit seiner Sense, (Time, Chronos with his Scythe)
1913
mezzotint and roulette on rolled China paper
56.5 x 43.4 cm
signed in pencil lower right: "Paul Herrmann".
an excellent, high-contrast and velvety impression
condition: slightly stained, minimally discolored, margins and corners slightly bumped, traces of opaque white on the right, pencil annotations on the lower margin, otherwise very well preserved.
Singer 155 XIII, Plate 2 of Herrmann's six-print series Phantasieen. The Daulton Collection owns a portfolio consisting of the entire series: 1. "Traum", 2. "Zeit", 3. "Zwischen Zeit und Ewigkeit", 4. "Wehmut", 5. "Krieg", and 6. "Friede."
The Daulton Collection
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The Daulton Collection owns a third impression of this print, here Singer 155 XII:
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Paul Herrmann (Munich 1864 - 1946 Berlin-Schöneberg)
Zeit, Chronos mit seiner Sense [Time, Chronos with his Scythe]
1913
mezzotint and roulette on rolled China paper
56.5 x 43.4 cm
signed in pencil lower right: "Paul Herrmann (Héran)"
dedicated to the German painter Fritz Schneider (1875-1850) in pencil lower right: "Seinem geliebten Fritz Schneider" ["His beloved friend Fritz Schneider"]
inscribed in pencil lower left: "Mappe 4"
an excellent, high-contrast impression with a narrow margin
condition: somewhat foxed, slightly light-stained, but otherwise in very nice condition.
The Daulton Collection
Singer 155 XII (of XIII)
exhibited
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The Daulton Collection owns a fourth impression of this print, Singer 155 XIII:
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Paul Herrmann (Munich 1864 - 1946 Berlin-Schöneberg)
Zeit, Chronos mit seiner Sense, (Time, Chronos with his Scythe) 1913 mezzotint and roulette on Japon (Japan) paper 56.5 x 43.4 cm (sheet 69 x 51 cm)
signed in pencil lower right: "Paul Herrmann (Héran)".
Singer 155 XIII, Plate 2 of Herrmann's six-print series Phantasieen.
The Daulton Collection
References:
H. W. Singer, Die moderne Graphik (Leipzig: E. A. Seemann, 1914), p. 136.
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Contact: Jack Daulton The Daulton Collection Los Altos Hills, California thedaultoncollection@outlook.com
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