Zichy, Michael (Mihály) von (1827 Zala/Hungary - 1906 St. Petersburg)

Lot 1502 limit € 1.400

Portfolio "Love", 38 heliogravures, 1913 as a private print by the publisher in a limited edition of hand-numbered copies exclusively for subscribers, the plates were destroyed after printing was completed, here number "268/300", erotic depictions on heavy, partially trimmed handmade paper, with Text endpaper and original binding (signs of age), leaves slightly foxed and slightly browned, sheet size approx. 37 x 31 cm, Zichy's "Love" cycle is one of the most famous erotic portfolio works, the artist was "in a special way" interested in the depiction of the sexual act, he worked on the cycle for many years and drew thousands of sketches, many of which he destroyed because they did not meet his demands for expression, Zichy was one of the most important painters and graphic artists of Hungarian Romanticism, first studied law, began but in 1844 he studied painting in Vienna with GF Waldmüller, in 1849 he became a draftsman in St. Petersburg teacher of the tsar's daughter, 1859 court painter, 1874 he moved to Paris, where he met F. Rops and G. Doré, but later returned to the tsar's court, - Mus.: Leningrad, Moscow (Tretyakov-Gal.), Budapest , Vienna