£70
Karl Wilhelm Diefenbach (German, 1851-1913), four period print reproductions after the 34, 1m by 2m painted panel silhouette frieze 'Per Asphera Ad Astra' (Through Hardship to the Stars), cavorting children depicted playing music, performing acrobatics, chasing a goat with a horn and crossing a balance beam with animals, facsimile monogram l.r., 40 by 79cm (4)
Note: Social Reformer and Artist associated with Symbolism, Diefenbach is regarded as the 'forefather of alternative movements', a key figure in Lebensreform (life-reform), the Freikörperkultur (naturism) and the peace movement. For further information, consult Antonia Tafuri & Roberta De Martino's 'K. W. Diefenbach from Silhouette to Sculpture'.
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