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BAUHAUS-DRUCKE. NEUE EUROPÄISCHE GRAPHIK, ERSTE, ZWEITE, VIERTE AND FÜNFTE MAPPE, STAATLICHES BAUHAUS, WEIMAR, 1922-24 the very rare, complete set of the four published portfolios, containing etchings, lithographs, woodcuts and linocuts, some printed in colours or handcoloured, 1912-23, on cream and coloured wove, Japan or tracing paper, with lithographic title-pages, list of plates, justification, list of participating artists and complete set of 52 plates, each print signed and some prints dated by the artist, except for the Kirchner print (Söhn 105-6), with the purple signature stamp (Lugt 1570c), and the prints by Macke, Marc (each with the estate signatures) and Boccione (Söhn 103-8, 9 and 104-2) which are unsigned as published, Portfolio I without a copy number, Portfolio III numbered '27', Portfolio IV numbered '96', and Portfolio V numbered '103', from the edition of 100 (the total edition was 130, including 10 copies from the de luxe edition on Japan and twenty hors commerce copies with Roman numerals), many prints with the blindstamp of the Staatliches Bauhaus (Lugt 2558b), the full sheets as published, Söhn 101-2 with creasing, 101-3 with a tiny nick at the extreme right sheet edge, 103-1, 2 and 5 with some very faint light-staining, 103-9 and 105-5 with a few scattered foxmarks, 104-1 and 105-5 slightly mount-stained, 105-1 with the upper right corner tip detached, the title-pages and lists of plates with a few creases and other small defects at the extreme sheet edges, otherwise generally in very good condition, all prints within their original mounts, loose in original half vellum-covered boards, with title on spine, some scuffing mainly at the edges, generally in good condition Erste Mappe: Meister des Staatlichen Bauhauses in Weimar L. Feininger, Villa am Strand, woodcut, 1920; L. Feininger, Spaziergänger, woodcut, 1918; J. Itten, Spruch, lithograph printed in colours, 1921; J. Itten, Haus des weissen Mannes, lithograph, 1922; P. Klee, Die Heilige vom innern Licht, lithograph printed in colours, 1921; P. Klee, Hoffmanneske Scene, lithograph printed in colours, 1921; G. Marcks, Die Katzen, woodcut, 1921; G. Marcks, Die Eule, woodcut, 1921; G. Muche, Tierkopf, etching, 1921; G. Muche, Ohne Titel (Hand auf Herz), etching, 1921; O. Schlemmer, Figur H 2 (Figur von der Seite), lithograph, 1922; O. Schlemmer, Figurenplan K 1 (Konzentrische Gruppe), lithograph, 1922; L. Schreyer, Farbform 6 aus Bühnenwerk 'Kindersterben', lithograph with handcolouring, 1922; L. Schreyer, Farbform 2 aus Bühnenwerk 'Kindersterben', lithograph with handcolouring, 1922 Zweite Mappe: Französische Künstler (unpublished) Dritte Mappe: Deutsche Künstler R. Bauer, Bantama, lithograph, circa 1921; W. Baumeister, Visieren (Sitzende Figur), lithograph, 1921-2; H. Campendonck, Sitzender weiblicher Akt in Landschaft mit Bauernhaus, woodcut, 1920-21; W. Dexel, Sternenbrücke (Abstrakte Komposition), woodcut, 1919; O. Fischer, Reitendes Paar, lithograph, 1920-21; J. van Heemskerk, Komposition, linocut, 1920-21; B. Hoetger, Figuren, lithograph, 1921; A. Macke, Begrüssung, linocut, 1912; F. Marc, Schöpfungsgeschichte I, woodcut, 1914; J. Molzahn, Komposition, woodcut, 1921; K. Schwitters, Komposition mit Kopf im Linksprofil, lithograph, 1921; F. Stuckenberg, Strasse mit drei Häusern, lithograph, circa 1921; A. Topp, Abstrakte Komposition, woodcut, 1921; W. Wauer, Komposition mit ovalen Formen, lithograph, 1921 Vierte Mappe: Italienische und russische Künstler A. Archipenko, Zwei weibliche Akte, lithograph, 1921-2; U. Boccioni, Schnelligkeit, lithograph, circa 1914; C. Carrà, I Saltimbanchi (Die Gaukler), lithograph, 1922; M. Chagall, Spaziergang, etching, 1922; G. de Chirico, Orest und Pylades, lithograph, 1921; N. Gontcharova, Weibliche Halbfigur (Figurine), lithograph printed in colours, 1922-3; A. von Jawlensky, Kopf, lithograph, 1921; W. Kandinsky, Komposition, lithograph printed in colours, 1922; M. Larionow, Komposition, lithograph (no date