Sold for:
$150
$150
Kassner, Alois. Kassner. Der Grösste Zauberer Aller Zeiten. (Kassner The Greatest Wizard of all Time). Hamburg, Adolph Friedlander, 1929. Half-sheet (18 ¾ x 28") color lithographed bust portrait of this famous German illusionist. Folio folds prominent, some wear to margins, but overall good condition. Linen backed.Alois Kassner (1887-1970) was the leading German illusionist between the two world wars. Friedlaender supplied him with most of his lithographs during this period. After the Second World War he resumed his career, but never achieved his earlier success or equaled the advertising that made him the "Thurston" of Germany.
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2011-03-26
