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HAP Grieshaber - HAP Grieshaber 1909 Rot an der Rot - 1981 Eningen/Achalm - ”Dance of Death of Basel” - Dresden, VEB Verlag der Kunst 1966. Stamped linen with slipcase in cardboard box. Edition in three languages (German, French and English). With 40 original woodcuts. Cardboard and slipcase with tears. Interior with minimal signs of wear. Owner's entry in pencil. HAP Grieshaber studied calligraphy in Stuttgart from 1926-28, then in London and Paris. From 1931-33 he traveled to Egypt and Greece. During the period 1933-40, he was banned from practicing his profession. From 1955-60, he succeeded E. Heckel at the Art Academy in Karlsruhe. Grieshaber received numerous national awards.