Fritz Schönpflug - Krieg im Frieden - album illustrato - satira guerra

This is a rare illustrated folder/portfolio from 1910, complete with 16 color plates out of the text by the artist and caricaturist Austrian Fritz Schönpflug (1873–1951), famous for his humorous and satirical illustrations of military life and the society of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Dimensions of lithographs: 19.8 x 29.6 cm Publisher: Verlag Huber & Lahme Nachfg., Wien (Vienna) Format: Editorial folder in cloth with original drawstring closures and inscriptions/illustration printed on the front board Content: Title page, index (Inhalt) and the complete series of 16 humorous color plates applied/printed on cardboard with original protective tissue Subjects illustrated: Satirical scenes of life in the Austro-Hungarian army (e.g., Kaiserschützen, Bei der Kommandeuse, Jeu de barre, Besprechung, Preisreiten) Condition: Good/very good overall condition. Cloth with natural slight signs of use/time patina; drawstrings and inner pages well preserved, colors vivid

Estimate:£211.54

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