Description:
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 was a 19th century artist who suffered from severe mental illness. Like many artists, his best work flowed from his darkest periods] (8)
Symbol : c
Grade : a
Categories: Stamps & Postal History > REST OF THE WORLD - Picture Postcards