Left his Mama grieving :
Vilshofen’s Famous-Notorious Runaway
Heinrich Lautensack
Kubin, Alfred (Leitmeritz 1877 – Zwickledt 1959). (Memorial Tablet for the tragic death of the respectable and chaste maiden Helena Asen – pray for her.) Pen and ink lithograph. (1926.) Inscribed in German as before. 9 × 7½ in (22.7 × 19 cm).
The macabre-beautiful flag illustration as one of the seven plate lithographs without text on the back to Heinrich Lautensack’s “Unpaar” (Horodisch 85; Marcks A 82; Otte-Raabe 301), illustrated, too, in Kristl, Bekenntnis zum sündigen Fleisch – H. Lautensack, BBl. f. d. Dt. Buchh. Frankfort ed. 1975, p. A181, and of notorious rareness as
“ A large part of the edition has been destroyed in the Second World War ”
(Horodisch). Here from one of the 250 unsigned copies of the normal edition (total edition 300 copies) – Evenly lightly browned with fine tape of former framing running round on the back.
Offer no. 15,649 / EUR 345. / export price EUR 328. (c. US$ 357.) + shipping
Furthermore from this the plate lithographs
Getting Down to Business. At the wall suggestively antlers + 3 horns. 7⅝ × 5¾ in (19.5 × 14.5 cm). – As before.
Offer no. 14,010 / EUR 100. (c. US$ 109.) + shipping
Coming Along. On the table carafe and glasses. 7⅞ × 6½ in (20 × 16.5 cm). – On the front side with yet only quite weak light tone, otherwise with the mentioned tape on the back.
Offer no. 14,011 / EUR 100. (c. US$ 109.) + shipping
Bath in the Garret. 7⅞ × 6⅛ in (20 × 15.5 cm). – As before.
Offer no. 14,012 / EUR 50. (c. US$ 54.) + shipping
View from the Castle. The landscape is shown to the aging prince. 7⅝ × 6¾ in (19.5 × 17 cm). – Impeccably fresh, just with the fine tape on the back.
Offer no. 14,013 / EUR 50. (c. US$ 54.) + shipping
“ Hello Mr. Niemeyer, Parcel well received! Interesting (Ridinger) piece! Appreciate your good memory and service! Best regards ”
(Mr. J. R. L., July 17, 2012)