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18. Robert Budzinski (1876-1955) The Thirsty Giant
A fine impression on laid paper with full margins, signed in pencil. Budzinski, who worked mostly in Königsberg, is one of hundreds of German artists who labored in the shadows of the great figures of German Expressionism. He was a painter and also worked in most print techniques, etching, lithography, woodcut, etc. His woodcuts are generally small and he seems to have had a certain predilection for nude figures -- and for giants. The two are combined here in a bucolic lake landscape, and do not appear to illustrate any literary work (though perhaps a German folk tale), but produce an odd and artistically satisfying image for its own sake. You can read in your own story. |
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