MISGIVINGS
Limited Signed edition
An art book with 36 pages, Johannesburg, February 2000, edition of 50, signed, unnumbered
Illustrations: Linocuts
Text: English, in rhyme, typeset on handmade paper
Leatherbound (red)
The colophon reads: This is not a book but a series of original graphics. The accompanying words are pertaining thereto.
Copyright held by author/artist.
The linocuts were printed by artist proof studio. The letterpress text by the artists' press and the binding was done by Hugh Berrow.
Overall condition: Near Fine
LOVE BIRDS
Limited Signed edition
An art book with 36 pages, signed & numbered, Johannesburg, 1 December 1998 in an edition of 100. This is no 11/100.
Illustrations: Linocuts
Text: English, in rhyme, typeset on handmade paper
Leatherbound (green)
The colophon reads: This is not a book but a series of original graphics. The accompanying words are pertaining thereto.
Copyright held by author/artist.
The linocuts were printed by artist proof studio. The letterpress text by the artists' press and the binding was done by Hugh Berrow.
Overall condition: Near Fine
DUMB-BIRDS
Limited Signed edition
An art book with 36 pages, signed and numbered, Johannesburg, 29 November 1995 in an edition of 91. This is no 33/91.
Illustrations: Linocuts
Text: English, in rhyme, typeset on handmade paper
Leatherbound (Maroon)
The colophon reads: This is not a book but a series of original graphics. The accompanying words are pertaining thereto.
Copyright held by author/artist.
The linocuts were printed by artist proof studio. The letterpress text by the artists' press and the binding was done by Hugh Berrow.
Overall condition: Near Fine
Ulrich Schwanecke was born in Halberstadt, Germany. He crossed the border to West Germany in 1951 and, the following year, immigrated to South Africa as a mining recruit.
He took evening classes with Cecil Skotnes, Jan Buys, George Boys and Bill Ainslie at the Witwatersrand Technical College (1961 – 1962) and studied Fine Art through the University of South Africa (1965 – 1969), obtaining a BA degree.
During his annual leave, he travelled extensively on foot and on his motorcycle, visiting Central & West Africa in 1960. In 1962, he visited Namibia with Jan Buys and began to paint Namibian landscapes.
From 1977 – 1979, he served as the chairperson of the Watercolour Society of South Africa Schwanecke worked across multiple panels for his panoramic views. The image was spread over several sheets into diptychs, triptychs—sometimes as many as seven panels.
In 1981, he retired from the research section of the Department of Mines to become a full-time artist. He participated in many group exhibitions in South Africa, the United Kingdom, the United States and Germany.
SOURCE
‘Ulrich Schwanecke,’ Art in Namibia, https://art-in-namibia.com/schwanecke-ulrich/
- Overall Condition: Near Fine
- Size: 8vo (250 x 180 mm)
