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1081 - Art Nouveau – Wagner, Richard
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Estimate €500 - €750
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Art Nouveau – Wagner, Richard Stassen, Franz Parsifal. 15 illustrations for Richard Wagner’s stage oratorio. With a title page illustrated in black and red and 15 loose graphic plates featuring black-and-white illustrations by Franz Stassen, all with mounted transparent sheets printed with text in black and red. Berlin and Leipzig, Behr, 1914. Folio. Illustrated hardback folder in red and black, housed in a slipcase with a title label (the label is heavily browned and scuffed, with small areas missing). A fine copy of this magnificent Art Nouveau edition, with a handwritten dedication by F. Stassen to his aunt Margarethe Stassen, dated 22 March 1915, on the inside cover. - See Thieme/B. XXXI, 489 (1st ed. of 1902). - The title page features a poem by Hans von Wolzogen. - A rare copy of this uncommon portfolio featuring large-format illustrations by Franz Stassen (1869–1949), who, as a member of a close circle around Richard Wagner, designed several illustrated works relating to his operas. A beautiful copy of this magnificent Art Nouveau edition, with a handwritten dedication by F. Stassen to his aunt Margarethe Stassen, dated 22 March 1915, on the inside cover. - Featuring black and red illustrated plates and 15 loose plates with black-and-white illustrations by Franz Stassen, all with mounted transparent sheets bearing printed text. Half-cloth portfolio. The title page features a poem by Hans von Wolzogen. - Rare. A copy of this uncommon portfolio featuring large-format illustrations by Franz Stassen (1869–1949), who, as a member of a close circle around Richard Wagner, designed several sets for his operas.
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Auction time 10/24/2026 at 10:00 AM
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