Rainer Maria Rilke, Gedichte - Band II - Farbige Abbildungen [Illustriert Von Sulamith Würfing].

Rainer Maria Rilke, Gedichte - Band II - Farbige Abbildungen, Wülfing Sulamith Verlag, Wuppertal, Ostern 1931, pp. 7 + 7 plates(Illustriert Von Sulamith Würfing), dimensions 23 x 29 cm. Publisher's booklet cover. Soiling of the cover. Rear cover tears. Contents in German.

Sulamith Wülfing (January 11, 1901 - 1989) was a German artist and illustrator. Born in Elberfeld in the Rhine province on January 11, 1901, to the theosophist family of Karl and Hedwig Wülfing. For the first five years of her life, she and her parents lived in complete seclusion. As a child, Shulamith had visions of angels, fairies, gnomes and nature spirits. She first began drawing these creatures at the age of four. The visions continued throughout her life and directly inspired her paintings. Sulamith Wülfing graduated from the Art College in Wuppertal in 1921, and in 1932 married Otto Schulze, a professor at the Art College. Together they created Sulamith Wülfing Verlag (publishing house). During World War II, the industrial area around Wuppertal became a target for bombing, and Wülfing's home was destroyed along with many of her paintings. Her family separated during the war when she received false news that her husband had died on the Russian front. With her only child, she fled to France. They later reunited on Christmas Day 1945. During the Nazi era, her books were often burned and she was repeatedly told to paint according to the rules of the time, which were large heroic scenes with the leader of the states. Wülfing considered religious teacher Jiddu Krishnamurti her spiritual mentor and guide, and believed his influence helped her through difficult times. Wülfing died in 1989 at the age of 88.