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The Rhine Maidens - from Richard Wagner's opera 'Das Rheingold' from the Ring series by Stephen de Hospodar

The Rhine Maidens - from Richard Wagners opera Das Rheingold from the Ring series by Stephen de Hospodar

The Rhine Maidens - from Richard Wagner's opera 'Das Rheingold' from the Ring series

Stephen de Hospodar

Title

The Rhine Maidens - from Richard Wagner's opera 'Das Rheingold' from the Ring series

 
Artist

Stephen de Hospodar

  1902 - 1959 (biography)
Year
c. 1930  
Technique
blockprint 
Image Size
9 x 3 15/16" image size 
Signature
pencil, lower right 
Edition Size
91 of 100  
Annotations
pencil titled and editioned 
Reference
from the portfolio of 10 block prints "Richard Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung in a series of blockprints by Stephen de Hospodar" 
Paper
antique-white Japanese laid 
State
published 
Publisher
artist 
Inventory ID
18416 
Price
SOLD
Description
“Ring of the Nibelung”, or “Der Ring des Nibelungen”, was a cycle of four epic operatic dramas composed by Richard Wagner (German, 1813 – 1883). Loosely based on ancient Norse lore, it is best known for the second movement, “Ride of the Valkyrie”. de Hospodar created a portfolio of ten blockprints to illustrate the opera, circa 1930. This image of the Rhine Maidens illustrates the opera "Das Rheingold."