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REICHEL, A. Die Clair-Obscur-Schnitten des XVI., XVII. und XVIII. Jahrhunderts. Zürich, (usw.), Amalthea-Verlag, (1926). 71 pp. W. 14 tipped-in illustr. in text and 111 cold./tinted plates on 100 numbered mounts: all facsimiles of cold. clair-obscur/chiaroscuro woodblock prints presented in their original size. Lge-fol. Ocl. w. dust-j. (Small libr. stamps on ti.).
At the beginning of the 16th century, a revolutionary printing process of clair-obscur/chiaroscuro printing was developed in southern Germany. This quickly spread to Italy and the Netherlands and inspired the most important artists to achieve masterpieces, such as Goltzius and Hercules segers. - Very good copy.€ 80
result € 70
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