Moderne Malarei vom impresionismus bis zur gegewart
(Modern Painting from Impressionism to the Present)
Hamburg, 1933; 30 x 40 cm; booklet binding with gold embossed titling on the front.
Album with a collection of 150 color reproductions of European painting from the most famous to lesser known artists. Reproductions measuring approx. 8 x 10 cm pasted in 6 pieces on every second page of the album. Under each the name of the author and the title of the painting. After unfolding each page with reproductions on the adjacent sheet there are biographical notes of each author and descriptions of each painting. At the end an alphabetical list of all works.
Condition of preservation: dust jacket soiled, tears and folds of the binding, otherwise very good condition.
The album is a unique collection of reproductions of paintings that were on cigarette packets during the interwar period in Germany.