Flapped folder of thick embossed paper 353 x 263 mm, with a vignette and manuscript to front: Stunden der Erbauung | 7 | ergötz liebe Bilder aus | dem Leben frommer Brü | der und Schwestern | • | M. Leÿtho. ||, six graphite pencil drawings, each glued to a paper sheet with guard tissue; mat size 339 x 253 mm mat; drawing size 220 x 165 mm.
Translation of the title: Hours of Edification / 7 delightful pictures from the lives of pious brothers and sisters.
Information about the artist at www.honesterotica.com: "Mitja Leytho, almost certainly a pseudonym, is yet another mediocre yet fascinating amateur artist from the Germany of the 1920s about whom we know absolutely nothing beyond the four portfolios which bear the ‘Leytho’ signature".
Additional Information
| Collection | European prints and drawings |
|---|---|
| Type / Purpose | Pictorial album |
| Period | 20 AD , Mid-20th Century |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
| Media/Technique | Graphite , Paper , Pencil , Wove paper |
| Subject | Erotic illustration , Erotica , Fine art , Paintings and drawings |
| Creation / Publishing year | 1940 |
| Acquisition year | 2023 |
