Wilhelm Heise (Wiesbaden 1892-1965 Munich)
"Der abgeblühte Löwenzahn" ["The Withered Dandelion"] also known as "The Faded Dandelion," a Self-Portrait
circa 1925
lithograph on thin Japan paper
35,7 × 25,2 cm (sheet 51,5 × 35 cm)
titled, inscribed and numbered in pencil lower left: "Der abgeblühte Löwenzahn (Steinstich [stone engraving]) 150/88"
signed in pencil lower right: "Wilhelm Heise"
Beautiful impression with uniform inking and large margins.
condition: slight traces of foxing and yellowing at the edges; otherwise excellent condition.
From Heises's portfolio Nächtliche Blumenstücke [Nocturnal Flower Pieces], a series of 14 lithographs published in Munich, 1924-1936, his most important graphic work.
