Carl Kunst

Carl Kunst (I)

(1884 - 1912)

German grafic artist (Plakatkünstler)
Poster and Printmaker
Bookcover and Postcard designer 

A rare print by the hand of an even more enigmatic artist. He died very young (aged 27) but he made some very remarkable works of Art. Most are known as posters (Plakat) and most show wintery scenes. His mass reproduced posters are popular to this day. Originals in auctions make big prices. All matching dates I've found are 1905-1911. Spanning only some 6 years. So young and such talents. What if ....


Half a century later (1955) Shiro Kasamatsu had a similar thought. His print (Bird and Tree in 4 Seasons) is high on my wannahave list. Carl's print I stumbled upon and came in the post today.



To my knowledge Carl Kunst's works have nowhere been brought together. So let me have a go. High time after a 100 years. If there are more, please let me know.

(1905) (1910)

(1912)

(1912)

(1906)

Munich in winter, 1905
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This posting is updated with new finds and examples on Nov. 29th 2011