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989 - Modern and Contemporary Art Classical Modernism – Expression…
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Estimate €350 - €500
Description
Modern and Contemporary Art Classical Modernism – Expressionism Dix, Otto The Massacre of the Innocents in Bethlehem. 1960. Lithograph in brown and black on sturdy Japanese paper. 28.7 x 22.5 cm (40.8 x 33 cm). Signed and numbered. – Very slightly yellowed at the edges; overall in very good condition and exceptionally fine. An excellent, bold and chalky print with a full margin, featuring a pull-up margin on two sides. Karsch 238. – One of 30 special edition copies. – From the 33-part cycle ‘The Gospel of Matthew’. - Based on the 1924 etching cycle ‘The War’, one of the artist’s famous series of prints. - Printed by Klibor, Berlin. - Published by Käthe Voigt Verlag, ibid. Lithograph in brown-black on strong Japan paper. Signed and numbered. – Margins show very slight yellowing; overall in very good and impeccably fine condition. A superb, rich and chalk-like impression with margins and deckle edges on two sides. – One of 30 copies from the deluxe edition. - From the 33-part portfolio ‘Matthäus-Evangelium’. - Printed by Klibor, Berlin. - Published by Käthe Voigt Verlag, ibid. *This lot is subject to standard tax. A 24.95% buyer’s premium is charged on the hammer price, and 7% (Books and Art) or 19% VAT (Manuscripts, Screenprints, Offset Prints, Photographs) is payable on the final invoice amount within the European Union. This work is subject to the standard margin scheme. A 24.95% buyer’s premium is charged on the hammer price, and 7% (books and art) or 19% VAT (manuscripts, screen prints, offset prints and photographs) is charged on the final invoice amount within the European Union.
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About the sale Modern and Contemporary Art
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Auction time 07/11/2026 at 11:00 AM
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