Sale 2532 - 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings, March 5, 2020

99 c MAX KLINGER Vom Tode, I. Theil und II. Theil. Two portfolios with complete text and 22 etchings, 1897-98. Volume 1: 600x440 mm; 23 5 / 8 x17 3 / 8 inches (sheets), full margins, loose as issued; Volume 2: 610x460 mm; 24x18 1 / 4 inches (sheets), full margins, loose as issued. Vom Tode I in the first edition of 100 on imitation Japan paper. Each of the etchings with the blind stamp number 72, lower left. Vom Tode II in the fourth edition. Printed by Felsing, Berlin, and Giesecke & Devrient, Leipzig. Published by the artist and Amsler & Ruthardt, Berlin. Original printed paste board and linen portfolios. Superb impressions of these important etchings. Singer 171-82 and 230-41. [5,000/8,000]