Eduard Wiiralt (1898-1954) - Lot 28

Eduard Wiiralt (1898-1954) Lamav akt kanepiriidel, II (Reclining nude on hemp, II). 1933. Wood engraving. 200 x 261 mm. Jämför Kangilaski 115. Proof annotated: "Gravure sur bois Epreuve signed in pen and ink. Framed. Eduard WIIRALT is Estonia's leading master Estonian printmaker. Having moved to Paris 1925, his work is strongly influenced by expressionism, and influenced by Jérôme BOSCH and James ENSOR. In 1931, he was invited by mistress and patron Nelly STULZ to Strasbourg. There he began Cabaret, one of his most important works one of his most important works, along with L'Enfer, of which it is perhaps the counterpart. These 2 masterpieces reflect his hallucinations and grotesque proportions characteristic of Expressionism in the interwar period. wars. 28