Happy Easter boss !
Just kidding,
but
who
created
this great
Easter
hare
?
The artist supposedly was read Jan Mümmelmann by the seller of this print ...........................
But Jan Mümmelman happens to be the German equivalent of the Easter hare (so in fact a cousin to Bugs Bunny, maybe he even was: in a way related). Bugs was born in 1940: his father: American Leon Schlesinger (1884 - 1949).
Jam Mümmelmann was an invention of "Heimatkünstler" (home town, or near home artist) and writer Hermann Löns (1866-1914). A rather interesting figure who was killed in the beginning of WW-I. Read his biography in Wikipedia (follow the link).
It is the signature that keeps bugging me ......... Hisg. ....mann '23 ??
Researching the German (women) printmakers of this era (1910-1940) I'm always amazed by the sheer number of fine artists. Nevertheless I have nu clue as to who made or could have made this print. Wonderful it is and I challenge readers to cracking the signature or any other suggestions: please.
As always: all help is much appreciated, before I shall continue with the legacy of Käthe Kuntze.
But Jan Mümmelman happens to be the German equivalent of the Easter hare (so in fact a cousin to Bugs Bunny, maybe he even was: in a way related). Bugs was born in 1940: his father: American Leon Schlesinger (1884 - 1949).
Jam Mümmelmann was an invention of "Heimatkünstler" (home town, or near home artist) and writer Hermann Löns (1866-1914). A rather interesting figure who was killed in the beginning of WW-I. Read his biography in Wikipedia (follow the link).
It is the signature that keeps bugging me ......... Hisg. ....mann '23 ??
Researching the German (women) printmakers of this era (1910-1940) I'm always amazed by the sheer number of fine artists. Nevertheless I have nu clue as to who made or could have made this print. Wonderful it is and I challenge readers to cracking the signature or any other suggestions: please.
As always: all help is much appreciated, before I shall continue with the legacy of Käthe Kuntze.
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