Das Mappenwerk der Insel

published 1900

Various Artists

Associated Names
Various Artists

Artist

This is a photograph of a book cover. The image shows a closed book with a textured light blue cover. In the top right corner, there is a brown label with black text, featuring some decorative elements including a small emblem of a ship. The label text includes dates and names suggesting it is a German publication from around 1899 to 1900. The spine of the book is a different color, being a light beige that contrasts subtly with the cover's blue.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    portfolio of 24 prints and 16 facsimiles with cover and title page

  • Credit Line

    Virginia and Ira Jackson Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 36.83 × 30.48 cm (14 1/2 × 12 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2005.157.7.1-23

Associated Artworks

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The image shows a street-level view with a large building in the center. The horizon is hidden by the building, and trees and other structures are visible behind it. The painting style is loose and impressionistic, with a muted color palette including shades of gray, blue, pink, and green. Figures in period clothing and a horse-and-carriage are depicted in the foreground. A pattern of leaf outlines adds texture to the composition.

The Boulevards (Les Boulevards)

Pierre Bonnard

1900

The image displays a vertical composition with intricate lines and shapes that are interconnected. The abstract print resembles a dense network of branches and foliage cascading down and twisting around what seems to be balcony railings. The stylized linear forms evoke the architecture of ornate iron fences and the natural chaos of tree branches entwined with them. The scene suggests a winter setting, with bare branches and a railing covered in snow or frost.

Das Mappenwerk der Insel

Anton Albers

1900

The image is a woodcut print depicting a windmill on the horizon. The perspective is slightly elevated, showing the windmill silhouette with sails against the sky. The horizon is high in the image, with patterned lines filling the vast expanse. Thin parallel lines are used for a brushstroke technique, typical of woodcut prints. The color palette is stark, with black ink on beige or off-white paper. The composition uses contrast, negative space, and dense lines for form and depth. There is a sense of rain falling diagonally. The image is dramatic and graphic, with linear patterns guiding the viewer's gaze.

Das Mappenwerk der Insel

German 20th Century

1900

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Virginia and Ira Jackson, Houston (Stamp, VIJ in square, Lugt undescribed); gift to NGA, 2005.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

printed on cover: Die Insel/Mappenwerk. heraus: / gegeben von Otto Julius Bierbaum/ / A. W. Heymel und R. A. Schröder / Erster / Jahrgang / October 1899 / bis / October 1900 / Erschienen bei Schuster und Luessler, Berlin und Leipzig; inside cover upper left in graphite: EAXX / 1197 / 18520; circled in center: 2506 /Folio

Watermarks

on portfolio cover: crest

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