Zu Poe Du hast's getan

Details

Alfred Kubin (1877-1959)
Zu Poe Du hast's getan
signed 'A Kubin' (lower right)
ink and pencil on paper
35.5 x 26.5 cm., unframed
Executed circa 1920

Provenance

Private collection, Switzerland.

Special notice

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Lot Essay

The present is probably a preliminary sketch for: Edgar Allan Poe, Hans Pfaalls Mondreise und andere Novellen, Berlin, 1920, p. 85.

Dr. Annegret Hoberg, Kubin-Archiv, Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus, Munich, has confirmed the authenticity of this work.

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