"Zehn Fabeln"

Title

"Zehn Fabeln"

Description

1947 "Zehn Fabeln," portfolio of prints printed by Eduard Stichnote in Potsdam. Artists: Walter Heisig; Otto Bunzel; Hans Leistikow; and Max Debus. 3 partial collections in portfolios whose flap shows a list of the ten. Unknown sources.

This collection is readily available on the web. The selection of fables, from various sources, is unusual. Several of these fables are only infrequently told. Sometimes the artistry seems as weird as a green-and-red ass! I find Lessing's pelican surprising, and I had usually thought of the Panchatantra's mysterious sound-maker as bigger than a little bell. I wonder what Potsdam was like in 1947.

The Green Ass with Red Legs (Gellert: Heisig)

The Blind and the Lame (Gellert; Heisig)

FC (La Fontaine: Bunzel)

GA (La Fontaine: Bunzel)

Hamster and Ants (Lessing: Debus)

Stallion and Horsefly (Gellert: Heisig)

Siskin and Nightingale (Gellert: Heisig)

Chicken and Bee (Lessing: Leistikow)

The Stupid Pelican (Lessing: Debus): Compare the copy just below.

The Stupid Pelican: Notice the lack of red elements.

The Fox and the Bell (India: Leistikow)

Date

1947

Subject

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Fabeln See all items with this value

The Fox and the Crow See all items with this value

The Grasshopper and the Ant See all items with this value

The Fox and the Grapes See all items with this value