Heinrich Vogeler Worpswede - DIR - 1899

Heinrich Vogeler – Director of Poems. First edition 1899 – Art Nouveau book art from Worpswede.

Heinrich Vogeler (1872–1942): Director of Poems. First edition, published in October 1899 by Insel Verlag (Schuster & Loeffler), Berlin.

An exceptionally beautifully designed work of German Art Nouveau and an early example of Heinrich Vogeler’s book art, one of the most important artists of the Art Nouveau from the famous Worpswede artist colony.

Particularly appealing are the original, florally decorated publisher’s binding with gold-yellow floral motifs, the elaborately designed green-gold endpapers, and the numerous delicate, ornamental drawings and poem frames inside. The design blends natural motifs, Art Nouveau ornamentation, and typographic elegance into a harmonious total work of art.

Condition: Well-preserved copy of the first edition. Original binding with light signs of aging and wear and some scattered small foxing spots on the boards. Interior shows occasional minor foxing along the page edges. The book pages themselves are largely very clean, without handwritten markings. The decorative endpapers are well preserved.

An attractive collectible of German Art Nouveau book art around 1900, especially interesting for collectors of Heinrich Vogeler, Worpswede, Insel-Verlag, and bibliophilic first editions.