Portfolio, title page and colophon for Vom Weyerberg
1895
Medium
Cloth portfolio cover, title page with etching on cream wove paper (by Vogeler) and letterpress, and colophon page with letterpress
Dimensions
52.7 × 36.7 cm (20 3/4 × 14 1/2 in.)
Classification
etching
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
182760
Art Historical Context
Step into the enchanting world of Heinrich Vogeler *Portfolio, title page andophon for Vom Weyer* (1895), a delicate treasure from the Art Institute of's Prints and Drawings collection. This cloth-bound portfolio, measuring 52.7 × 36.7 cm, houses a title page featuring Vogeler's own etching on cream wove paper alongside letterpress text, and a colophon page printed in letterpress. Created early in the artist's career, it reflects the meticulous craftsmanship of late 19th-century printmaking. Vogeler, a founding member of Germany's Worpswede artists' colony, was renowned for his poetic etching...