Zündnadeln. No. 19. Zündnadeln. Ernste und Heitere Bilder Aus Dem Deutschen Nationalkrieg Gegen Napoleon III und Aus Der Darauf Folgenden Zeit. (Serious and cheerful images from the German National War against Napoleon III and from the ensuing time.)
[Berlin]: W. Reuter's Druckerei, [1871]. Large format broadside (Bilderbogen) 20” x 24”. Good. Repaired with tape on verso. Text in German. Scarce.
Originally conceived in 1796 by Jean-Charles Pellerin in his native village of Épinal (Vosges), the images d'Épinal were inexpensive woodcuts and lithographs of religious and historical content intended for the common
consumer. During the Napoleonic wars, these images became extremely popular as Pellerin's printing house, Imagerie d'Épinal, cornered the market on commemorative historical prints. During the Great War, the traditional style of these prints appealed to French artists looking to show their patriotism, as in the eyes of an increasingly anti-German public, the image d'Épinal came to represent a distinctly French product unmarred by foreign influence. The prints had a further appeal in that their minimalist form allowed many artists to stay true to the modernist ideals of their time. Item #18-2421
Price: $100.00