THE EROTIC DRAWINGS of MIHALY ZICHY ~ Grove Press, 1st, 1969, hardcover For Sale

THE EROTIC DRAWINGS of MIHALY ZICHY
New York: Grove Press, 1st, 1969, First Printing thus. Zichy made in an edition of 200 for private sale in 1911. He then destroyed the plates. This is from one of the rare original copies and contains 40 of the most exquisitely executed works of erotica ever made. This cloth backed boards hardcover light general wear else good.\"Mihály Zichy (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈmihaːj ˈzit͡ʃi]; German: Michael von Zichy; 15 October 1827 – 28 February 1906) was a Hungarian painter and graphic artist. He is considered a notable representative of Hungarian romantic painting. He lived and worked primarily in St. Petersburg and Paris during his career.He is known for illustrating the Georgian epic poem The Knight in the Panther\'s Skin on an 1881 commission by the intelligentsia. By the time he had completed 35 pictures, he was so moved by the poem that he gave his works to the Georgian people as a gift.\"