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December Days: 27 Sulamith Wülfing
I want to share
another most treasured art print by another artist. Another print
from the flat-file drawer full of lovely works I hope to someday
frame and enjoy.
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Sulamith Wülfing
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The artwork is by
Sulamith Wülfing, a German artist and illustrator (January 11, 1901
– 1989) who created hundreds of beautiful and ethereal works. She
began at an early age and later, with her husband Otto Schulze, Jr.,
started the Sulamith Wülfing Verlag, a publishing house to produce
her lovely artwork with cards, calenders, books and more.
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Sulamith and Otto |
During WW2
they were separated when Otto was mistakenly reported dead in the fighting on
the Russian front. She fled with a child to France and they were
later reunited. I can only imagine the emotions, trials, and the joy the poor woman
went through.
About four years
ago, I was blessed with the good fortune of finding a poster by
Sulamith Wülfing in a Goodwill store. I paid $1.99 and I loved
it, although I had no idea who the artist was. The print is an 8.5”
x 10” image on 12” x 15.75” heavy paper. It is labelled and
named, “The Great Ball” showing children (or faeries) carrying over-sized tree
ornaments. It is a beautiful picture of Christmas. I have yet to
determine the date of the image but I guess it to be around the 1970's. The
print may not be worth a fortune (looking at similar ones online, perhaps $50-100 at best). But it is a treasure to me and it will be the first to be framed when I have space.
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