$154
Allers, Christian Wilhelm (1857-1915) Capri . Munich [New York]: Franz Hanfstaengl, 1892. Folio, the short introduction in German is followed by a total of sixty-four illustrations, including the title vignette, in publisher's green cloth with blocked pictorial boards stamped in gilt and colors, partially sun faded, with darkening to a section of the front board, tattered at head and tail, English language title page detached, contents good. Allers, originally from Hamburg, moved to Capri in the 1890s and built a villa on the island. Unfortunately, Allers was prosecuted as a suspected homosexual, and was forced to flee Capri in 1902. His drawings are detailed and evocative, his subjects typical Caprese citizens in informal settings.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2013-11-17
