Antique poster from the beginning of the 20th century Paul Pfurtscheller "turtle" 1913

Superb antique poster on a large scale with an exploded view of the anatomy of the 'emys orbicularis' (Special). Lithograph on two sheets of paper, mounted on canvas. Colors live, a few wrinkles and discoloration, slightly cropped at the top and bottom, crack in the top of the Center, protection tape on the edges, but overall very good condition considering its age and use. Author and Illustrator was Professor Paul Pfurtscheller. Pfurtscheller (1855-1927) produced a series of 39 'Beaitifull Wandtafeln' (Zoological wall plates) to be used for higher education purposes. Although he was a high school teacher in modest training he won the recognition by the scientific community in the world for this outstanding work. The turtle is 'Plate 20' in the series, easily among the compositions more striking Pfurtscheller had created and one of the rarest Pfurtschellers. Particular from the editions of the beginning not many survived, certainly not in a very good condition. Pfurtscheller wall paintings were first published in Vienna, Austria, in 1902, by 'widow & Sohn of A. Pichler. Later editions were published by the Dutch company "Martinus Nijhoff" until 1953. This article was published in Vienna, Austria, by "In A. Pichler widow & Sohn" likely in 1913. Nice use of colors and it is one of the first editions on all sides, while later editions used offset printing. Of course, lithography is a very demanding technique, especially in this large scale, which required 15-20 manual print cycles for a single piece, because each color should be applied separately. These colors of course should not be to ride in the end. This process is giving lithographs their extraordinary depth and unusual longevity to their colors.

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