Walter Gramatté (1897-1929)

Qual

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Walter Gramatté (1897-1929)
Qual
lithograph printed in black, red, green and yellow, 1920, on soft Japan, third (final) state, with the completed composition and the three colour stones, a fine impression of this rare print, signed, dated and titled in pencil, a few soft creases in the margins, a few pale stains on the reverse, generally in very good condition
L. 15 x 19¼in. (38.2 x 48.7cm.)
S. 19¼ x 24 5/8in. (49.2 x 62.5cm.)

出版

F. Eckhardt, Das graphische Werk von Gramatté, Vienna, 1932, no. 81 III

拍品专文

As the artist's education at the Kunstschule in Berlin was interrupted by war, he was largely self-taught. Gramatté's graphic work is a direct reflection of his injured psyche due to his front-line experiences. Qual with its powerful and vibrant colours and dramatic expressive qualities is regarded as a highpoint of Gramatté's entire graphic oeuvre.

Impressions were handprinted and another colour variant is known in black, red, violet and yellow. Impressions in any colour variant are very rare.