Ikarus und Daedalus

Ikarus und Daedalus is a beautiful etching and aquatint on ivory-colored paper realized in 1914 by the German expressionist artist  Fritz Zalisz (Gera, 1893 - Holzhausen, 1971).

Signature and date in pencil on the lower right margin.
On the lower margin of the etching, a long printed inscription reads: " Betet nicht mehr! - Das sollt ihr mir schworen, brigt keine Opfer mehr, das sollt ihr geloben! - Herbert Eulenberg dem Dichter von Ikarus und Daedalus gewidmet. FZ ".

This dedication refers to the well-known German poet and writer Herbert Eulenberg (1876-1949), who wrote the book " Ikarus und Daedalus. Ein Oratorium ", Leipzig 1912.
This original print represents the myth of Icarus and Dedalus with a suggestive symbolist composition. The work is in excellent conditions, it preserved its original fresh impression.

Fritz Zalisz  (Gera, 1893 - Holzhausen, 1971).
The German painter, graphic designer, and sculptor Fritz Zalisz, considered one of the most important representatives of German Expressionism, studied at the Leipzig Academy with Otto Richard Bossert and Alois Kolb from 1910 to 1915. After WWI, he moved to Leipzig, where he fitted perfectly into the artistic environment.