Interiors & Decorations

Jewellery & Precious Stones

Watches, Pens & Lighters

Fashion

Coins & Stamps

Comics & Animation

Classic Cars, Motorcycles & Automobilia

Wine, Whisky & Spirits

Asian & Tribal Art

Trading Cards

Toys & Models

Archaeology & Natural History

Sports

Music, Movies & Cameras

Books & Historical Memorabilia

The finest objects brought to you by {name}

Tom Hopman

Title: The Art of Etching. A Handbook
Author: Hermann Struck (1876–1944) – a renowned German-Jewish painter, etcher, and lithographer
Publisher: Paul Cassirer, Berlin
Edition: 4th enlarged and improved edition, published in 1920, 279 pages.
Condition: very good!

Includes:
Five original prints (etchings and a lithograph):

Edvard Munch – Landscape (plate size: 10,2 x 15 cm)
Hermann Struck – Old Jew from Jaffa
Hans Meid – Painter in the Landscape
Paul Baum – From Sluis
Max Slevogt – The Picture Man (Lithograph)

(The original lithograph in the frontispiece - Max Liebermann: Amsterdam Jewish Quarter - is missing)

Numerous black-and-white illustrations throughout the text and on plates, supporting the technical descriptions.

Binding: Original publisher’s binding with gilt embossing on front cover
Cover Design: By Karl Walser, brother of writer Robert Walser
High-quality print & paper, typical of fine early 20th-century German art books

Content & Significance
- This book is considered one of the most important manuals on etching techniques of its time. First published in 1908, Struck's Handbuch became a standard reference for artists, printmakers, and collectors.
- The book provides detailed, practical guidance on the entire process of etching, including:

Materials and tools
Techniques (line etching, aquatint, drypoint, etc.)
Plate preparation, printing methods
Artistic and historical perspectives on etching

- Struck combined technical precision with artistic insight, making it both a how-to manual and a critical art historical text.

This book was used by many significant artists of the early 20th century.
- Struck also taught Marc Chagall and was part of the Berlin Secession.
- The handbook offers insight into both the craft and theory of printmaking, with contributions from key artists of the time.

Art, Illustrated - Quantity: 1 - Book

Hermann Struck - Die Kunst des Radierens [with Edvard Munch etching] - 1920

Art & Photography Books

Reserve price

No reserve price

Buy now

Budget

From

Closing date

Thursday

Saturday

12 March

9 March

14 March

10 March

tomorrow

8 March

Friday

Wednesday

19 March

11 March

15 March

Location

Germany

Italy

France

The Netherlands

Japan

Spain

Belgium

Slovak Republic

Poland

United Kingdom

Romania

Türkiye

Hungary

Austria

Portugal

United States

Ireland

Switzerland

Luxembourg

Czech Republic

Greece

Croatia

Sweden

Taiwan

Finland

Brand

Bulgari

Hermès

Object

Book

Photo book

Reference book

Magazine

Coffee table book

Photograph

Comic print

Print

Xylophone

Movie & TV memorabilia / merchandise

Painting

Autograph letter signed (ALS)

Drawing

Autobiography

Photo album

Country of origin

Netherlands

Canada

Condition

Very good

As new

Good

Fine

Fair

Mixed / Multiple

Excellent condition

Poor

Extremely fine

Very fine

Near mint

Mint

Good condition

Extras

Dust jacket

Signed

Slipcase

Signed by author

Signed by illustrator

Tipped in plates

Inscribed by author

Fold out maps or plates

Hand coloured illustrations

Limited edition

Period

2020+

2010-2020

2000-2010

19th century

Subject

Photography

Erotica

Architecture

Illustrated

Applied art

History

Interior design

Graphic design

Literature

Art history

Travels

Collected works

Sociology

War history

Politics

Regional interest

Music

Asian art

Europe

Nature

Advertising

Theatre

Style

Contemporary

Modern

Pop Art

Art Nouveau

Conceptual art

Abstract

Surrealism

Photorealism

Art Deco

Dada

Op Art

Futurism

Metaphysical Art

Bauhaus

Jugendstil

Neo-Dada

Expressionism

Classical

Constructivism

Ancient Greek

Renaissance

Realism

Romanticism

De Stijl

Naive Art

Technique

Digital print

Offset print

Photolithography

Lithograph

Mixed media

Digital painting

Watercolour painting

Giclée

C-Print

Polaroid

Signature

Not signed

Plate signed

Hand signed

Binding

Hardback

Softback

Mix / Multiple

Loose page

Portfolio

Half leather

Leather

Single page

Vellum

Edition

1st Edition

Illustrated Edition

Numbered edition

1st Edition Thus

Other edition

Reprint

Special edition

Multiple Books / Editions

Art & Photography Books

This object is no longer available, but there’s still lots to explore

Hermann Struck - Die Kunst des Radierens [with Edvard Munch etching] - 1920

Popular in Art & Photography Books

1221 objects

Related collections