Hinter der Front der Kaiserlich Deutschen Südarmee [“Behind the Front-lines of the German Southern Army.”]

AUCTION 66 | Thursday, November 19th, 2015 at 1:00

Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Ceremonial Objects and Graphic Art

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Lot 301

OPPLER, ERNST.

Hinter der Front der Kaiserlich Deutschen Südarmee [“Behind the Front-lines of the German Southern Army.”]

48 lithographed images Original printed wrappers. Rectangular 4to.

Berlin: J.B. Neumann c.1916

Est: $1,000 - $1,500

Scenes of German military life along the Carpathian front during World War I. Contains many tender views of traditional Jewish life the artist encountered in the region. Ernst Oppler (1867-1929) was a German Impressionist painter and etcher born in Hanover. He was the son of Edward Oppler, a prominent German-Jewish architect.