In 1912, at the Internationale Kunst-Ausstellung in Amsterdam, Czech artist August Brömse exhibited and sold an extraordinary portfolio consisting of unique color variations of his first, and most highly regarded, print cycle Tod und Mädchen [Death and the Maiden]. One hundred years later, in 2012, The Daulton Collection acquired this one-of-a kind, 14-print portfolio, here published for the first time.
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August Brömse (Czech, 1873-1925) "Liebe" ["Love"] 1902 etching and aquatint in colors plate 25,5 x 19,5 cm signed in pencil lower right: "August Brömse"
titled in pencil lower left: "Liebe" The Daulton Collection
A unique color variation of Plate 1 from Brömse's first print cycle, Tod und Mädchen.
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August Brömse (Czech, 1873-1925) "Eine verlorenes Paradies" ["A Lost Paradise"] 1902 etching and aquatint in colors plate 13,9 x 16,7 cm signed in pencil lower right: "A. Brömse"
titled in pencil lower left: "Ein verlorenes Paradies" The Daulton Collection
A unique color variation of Plate 2 from Brömse's first print cycle, Tod und Mädchen.
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August Brömse (Czech, 1873-1925) "Es fiel ein Reif in der Frühlingsnacht" ["A Frost Fell in the Spring Night"] 1901 etching and aquatint in colors plate 12,8 x 17,8 cm signed in pencil lower right: "A. Brömse"
titled in pencil lower left: "Es fiel ein Reif in der Frühlingsnacht" The Daulton Collection
A unique color variation of Plate 3 from Brömse's first print cycle, Tod und Mädchen.
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August Brömse (Czech, 1873-1925) "Schlimme Nächte" ["Bad Nights"] 1902 etching and aquatint in colors plate 14,8 x 19,9 cm The Daulton Collection
A unique color variation of Plate 4 from Brömse's first print cycle, Tod und Mädchen.
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August Brömse (Czech, 1873-1925) "Am Fenster" ["At (By) the Window"] 1902 etching and aquatint in colors plate 16,4 x 9,5 cm signed in pencil lower right: "A. Brömse"
titled in pencil lower left: "Am Fenster" The Daulton Collection
A unique color variation of Plate 5 from Brömse's first print cycle, Tod und Mädchen.
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August Brömse (Czech, 1873-1925) "Ein altes Lied" ["An Old Song"] 1902 etching and aquatint in colors plate 20 x 30,2 cm signed in pencil lower right: "August Brömse"
titled in pencil lower left: "Ein altes Lied" The Daulton Collection
A unique color variation of Plate 6 from Brömse's first print cycle, Tod und Mädchen.
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August Brömse (Czech, 1873-1925) "Im Park" ["In the Park"] 1902 etching and aquatint in colors plate 26 x 19,7 cm signed in pencil lower right: "August Brömse"
titled in pencil lower left: "Im Park" The Daulton Collection
A unique color variation of Plate 7 from Brömse's first print cycle, Tod und Mädchen.
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August Brömse (Czech, 1873-1925) "Doch schaudert Leben vor dem Tod" ["But Life Shudders Before Death"] 1902 etching and aquatint in colors plate 25,9 x 19,8 cm signed in pencil lower right: "August Brömse"
titled in pencil lower left: "Doch schaudert Leben vor dem Tod" The Daulton Collection
A unique color variation of Plate 8 from Brömse's first print cycle, Tod und Mädchen.
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August Brömse (Czech, 1873-1925) "Ein Totentanz" ["A Dance of Death"] 1902 etching and aquatint in colors plate 21,5 x 29,3 cm signed in pencil lower right: "August Brömse"
titled in pencil lower left: "Ein Totentanz" The Daulton Collection
A unique color variation of Plate 9 from Brömse's first print cycle, Tod und Mädchen.
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August Brömse (Czech, 1873-1925) "Ich Komme" ["I am Coming"] 1901 etching and aquatint in colors plate 23,7 x 29,9 cm signed in pencil lower right: "August Brömse"
titled in pencil lower left: "Ich Komme" The Daulton Collection
A unique color variation of Plate 10 from Brömse's first print cycle, Tod und Mädchen.
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August Brömse (Czech, 1873-1925) "Fliehendes Leben" ["Life Fleeing (Escaping)"] 1902 etching and aquatint in colors plate 19,8 x 28,1 cm signed in pencil lower right: "August Brömse"
titled in pencil lower left: "fliehendes Leben" The Daulton Collection
A unique color variation of Plate 11 from Brömse's first print cycle, Tod und Mädchen.
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August Brömse (Czech, 1873-1925) "Eine Tote" ("A Death") 1902 etching and aquatint in colors plate 13,2 x 29,8 cm signed in pencil lower right: "August Brömse"
titled in pencil lower left: "Eine Tote" The Daulton Collection
A rich, unique color variation of Plate 12 from Brömse's first print cycle, Tod und Mädchen.
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August Brömse (Czech, 1873-1925)
"Erlösung" ("Salvation")
1902
etching and aquatint in colors trial proof
plate 29,6 x 20,9 cm signed in pencil lower right: "August Brömse" titled in pencil lower left: "Erlösung"
The Daulton Collection
This print is a magnificent, unique color variation of Plate 13 from Brömse's first print cycle, Tod und Mädchen.
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August Brömse (Czech, 1873-1925) "Auffindung" ["Discovery"] 1902 etching and aquatint in colors plate 22 x22 cm signed in pencil lower right: "August Brömse"
titled in pencil lower left: "Aüffindung" The Daulton Collection
A unique color variation of Plate 14 from Brömse's first print cycle, Tod und Mädchen.
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August Brömse, exhibition label (for the etching "Ein altes Lied," 1902), handwriting on printed paper, apparently in the hand of the artist himself Internationale Kunst-Ausstellung Amsterdam 1912, The Daulton Collection
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General References for August Brömse's print cycle Tod und Mädchen:
Gabriela Kašková, ed., Schattenseiten: August Brömse und Kathrin Brömse (Regensburg: Stiftung Kunstforum Ostdeutsche Galerie in Regensburg, 2011), pgs. 24-53 (a chapter providing the most detailed examination of this cycle to date).
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Symbolismus The Daulton Collection thedaultoncollection@outlook.com
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