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Estimate: $ 10,000 - $ 15,000
OTTAKAR MASCHA ÖSTEREISCHE PLAKAT KUNST. Circa 1914. 15 3/4x11 3/4 inches. J. Löwy, Vienna. Condition A. Bound volume in cloth boards. This is the only comprehensive book on the Austrian poster during its golden age. It contains twenty four color plates, including works by Gustav Klimt, Egon Schiele, Koloman Moser, Julius Klinger, Ernst Deutsch and others, and one hundred and seventy six black and white illustrations. Although undated it was probably published in 1914, and certainly suffered from appearing right at the beginning of the First World War, as practically no copies have survived. In many ways it can be considered the "Maitres de l'Affiche" of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, with the addition of scholarly text to compliment the images. Incredibly rare and important.
