"The art historian and director of Berlin’s  Kunstbibliothek Dr Curt Glaser (1879–1943) and his wife Elsa (née Kolker, 1878–1932) were central figures in the Berlin art world of the 1910s and 1920s, and notable art collectors. From 1909 to 1924, Curt headed the collection of modern and contemporary art at the Kupferstichkabinett in Berlin. During this period he wrote many books on a wide range of topics from Hans Holbein the Elder and Munch  to the art history of East Asia. ...The Nazi Party’s seizure of power in 1933 put an abrupt end to Curt’s career. After his dismissal in early April, Glaser saw no option but to put most of his possessions up for auction. …Just two months after the auctions, Curt emigrated with his second wife Maria Milch (1901–1981), initially to Switzerland, and then in 1941 to New York, where Curt died two years later at the age of 64." (Christie's)
With original etching of a portrait study by Edvard Munch on frontispiece, bounded in original cloth cover, richly illustrated with in-text lithographic reproductions at chapters opening, and full-page illustrations, text in German. In very good condition.