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The Picture Postcard as Art: Images from the Golden Era (#85MG) Closed

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Lot 120DEATH: German FA Ackerman set of Cards bearing c.1848 woodcuts by Alfred Rethel in the style of Albrecht Durer depicting "Death" as a Skeleton waiting for people to die or assisting their death, unused. Frightening stuff. Ex Derek Pocock. [Alfred Rethel was a 19th century artist who suffered from severe mental illness. Like many artists, his best work flowed from his darkest periods] (8)

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The Picture Postcard as Art: Images from the Golden Era (#85MG) Closed

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  • DEATH: German FA Ackerman set of Cards bearing c.1848 woodcuts by Alfred Rethel in the style of Albrecht Durer depicting "Death" as a Skeleton waiting for people to die or assisting their death, unused. Frightening stuff. Ex Derek Pocock. [Alfred Rethel w
  • DEATH: German FA Ackerman set of Cards bearing c.1848 woodcuts by Alfred Rethel in the style of Albrecht Durer depicting "Death" as a Skeleton waiting for people to die or assisting their death, unused. Frightening stuff. Ex Derek Pocock. [Alfred Rethel w - 2
  • DEATH: German FA Ackerman set of Cards bearing c.1848 woodcuts by Alfred Rethel in the style of Albrecht Durer depicting "Death" as a Skeleton waiting for people to die or assisting their death, unused. Frightening stuff. Ex Derek Pocock. [Alfred Rethel w - 3
  • DEATH: German FA Ackerman set of Cards bearing c.1848 woodcuts by Alfred Rethel in the style of Albrecht Durer depicting "Death" as a Skeleton waiting for people to die or assisting their death, unused. Frightening stuff. Ex Derek Pocock. [Alfred Rethel w - 4
  • DEATH: German FA Ackerman set of Cards bearing c.1848 woodcuts by Alfred Rethel in the style of Albrecht Durer depicting "Death" as a Skeleton waiting for people to die or assisting their death, unused. Frightening stuff. Ex Derek Pocock. [Alfred Rethel w - 5
  • DEATH: German FA Ackerman set of Cards bearing c.1848 woodcuts by Alfred Rethel in the style of Albrecht Durer depicting "Death" as a Skeleton waiting for people to die or assisting their death, unused. Frightening stuff. Ex Derek Pocock. [Alfred Rethel w - 6