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Euphorion Verlag, Berlin


Starr Figura, German Expressionism: The Graphic Impulse, New York, The Museum of Modern Art, 2011

Publishing house founded in 1920 by young bibliophile Abraham Horodisch and book dealer and graphic artist Siegfried Pfankuch. Aimed to publish literary masterpieces in luxuriously hand-bound editions. Added print publishing in early 1922, which flourished after art patron Ernst Rathenau and art historian Hubert Baumgärtel, who had a particular interest in Expressionist prints, joined the operation the same year. A print collector himself, Rathenau had a decisive influence on Euphorion's program, especially the periodical in portfolio form Die Schaffenden (The creators) (1918–32), which Horodisch acquired from Gustav Kiepenheuer by 1923. He also supported the publishing house financially. Published prints—as single editions or in illustrated books and portfolios—by Lovis Corinth, Otto Dix, Lyonel Feininger, George Grosz, Oskar Kokoschka, Käthe Kollwitz, Alfred Kubin, Ludwig Meidner, Max Pechstein, and Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, among others. Began a special monograph series in 1931 titled Graphik der Gegenwart (Contemporary prints), but was unable to publish more than one volume (on Erich Heckel). Issued print catalogues raisonnés on Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Edvard Munch, Emil Nolde, and Schmidt-Rottluff. Experienced sales difficulties after 1924 due to oversaturated print market. Rathenau ran the publishing house by himself from 1927 until the Nazis came to power; he emigrated to the United States in 1938.

Selected Bibliography

Berger, Friedemann, and Beate Jahn, eds. Die Schaffenden: Eine Auswahl der Jahrgänge I bis III und Katalog des Mappenwerkes. Leipzig and Weimar: Kiepenheuer; and Berlin: Publica Verlagsgesellschaft, 1984.

Horodisch, Abraham. "Der Euphorion Verlag." Imprimatur: ein Jahrbuch für Bücherfreunde, vol. 6 (1969): 105–12.

Iris Schmeisser

Published by Euphorion Verlag, Berlin

  • Lyonel Feininger. Mountain Village (Gebirgsdorf) for the portfolio 10 Woodcuts by Lyonel Feininger (10 Holzschnitte von Lyonel Feininger). (1918)
    Lyonel Feininger
    Mountain Village (Gebirgsdorf) for the...
    (1918)
    Lyonel Feininger. Mountain Village (Gebirgsdorf) for the portfolio 10 Woodcuts by Lyonel Feininger (10 Holzschnitte von Lyonel Feininger). (1918)
  • George Grosz. Death on the Street (Tod auf der Strasse) from the deluxe periodical in portfolio form Die Schaffenden, vol. 4, no. 4. (1920-1921, published 1923)
    George Grosz
    Death on the Street (Tod auf der Strasse) from...
    (1920-1921, published 1923)
    George Grosz. Death on the Street (Tod auf der Strasse) from the deluxe periodical in portfolio form Die Schaffenden, vol. 4, no. 4. (1920-1921, published 1923)
  • Max Pechstein. Dialogue (Zwiesprache). 1920
    Max Pechstein
    Dialogue (Zwiesprache)
    1920
    Max Pechstein. Dialogue (Zwiesprache). 1920
  • Lovis Corinth. Death and the Artist (Tod und Künstler) from Dance of Death (Totentanz). (1921, published 1922)
    Lovis Corinth
    Death and the Artist (Tod und Künstler)...
    (1921, published 1922)
    Lovis Corinth. Death and the Artist (Tod und Künstler) from Dance of Death (Totentanz). (1921, published 1922)
  • Lovis Corinth. Death and the Old Man (Tod und Greis) from Dance of Death (Totentanz). (1921, published 1922)
    Lovis Corinth
    Death and the Old Man (Tod und Greis) from...
    (1921, published 1922)
    Lovis Corinth. Death and the Old Man (Tod und Greis) from Dance of Death (Totentanz). (1921, published 1922)
  • Lovis Corinth. Death and the Youth (Tod und Jüngling) from Dance of Death (Totentanz). (1921, published 1922)
    Lovis Corinth
    Death and the Youth (Tod und Jüngling)...
    (1921, published 1922)
    Lovis Corinth. Death and the Youth (Tod und Jüngling) from Dance of Death (Totentanz). (1921, published 1922)
  • Lovis Corinth. Death and the Woman (Tod und Weib) from Dance of Death (Totentanz). (1921, published 1922)
    Lovis Corinth
    Death and the Woman (Tod und Weib) from...
    (1921, published 1922)
    Lovis Corinth. Death and the Woman (Tod und Weib) from Dance of Death (Totentanz). (1921, published 1922)
  • Lovis Corinth. Death Visits the Strucks (Death and the Couple) [Tod bei Strucks (Tod und Paar)] from Dance of Death (Totentanz). (1921, published 1922)
    Lovis Corinth
    Death Visits the Strucks (Death and the Couple)...
    (1921, published 1922)
    Lovis Corinth. Death Visits the Strucks (Death and the Couple) [Tod bei Strucks (Tod und Paar)] from Dance of Death (Totentanz). (1921, published 1922)
  • Lovis Corinth. Death and the Youth (Tod und Jüngling) from the portfolio Dance of Death (Totentanz). (1921, published 1922)
    Lovis Corinth
    Death and the Youth (Tod und Jüngling)...
    (1921, published 1922)
    Lovis Corinth. Death and the Youth (Tod und Jüngling) from the portfolio Dance of Death (Totentanz). (1921, published 1922)
  • Lovis Corinth. Death and the Woman (Tod und Weib) from the portfolio Dance of Death (Totentanz). (1921, published 1922)
    Lovis Corinth
    Death and the Woman (Tod und Weib) from the...
    (1921, published 1922)
    Lovis Corinth. Death and the Woman (Tod und Weib) from the portfolio Dance of Death (Totentanz). (1921, published 1922)
  • Lovis Corinth. Death and the Strucks (Death and Couple) [Tod bei Strucks (Tod und Paar)] from the portfolio Dance of Death (Totentanz). (1921, published 1922)
    Lovis Corinth
    Death and the Strucks (Death and Couple) [Tod bei...
    (1921, published 1922)
    Lovis Corinth. Death and the Strucks (Death and Couple) [Tod bei Strucks (Tod und Paar)] from the portfolio Dance of Death (Totentanz). (1921, published 1922)
  • Lovis Corinth. Dance of Death (Totentanz). (1922, prints executed: 1921)
    Lovis Corinth
    Dance of Death (Totentanz)
    (1922, prints executed: 1921)
    Lovis Corinth. Dance of Death (Totentanz). (1922, prints executed: 1921)
  • Ludwig Meidner. Portrait of Elise (Porträt Elise) from the series "Heads." 17 Etchings ("Köpfe." 17 Radierungen). (1921, published 1922)
    Ludwig Meidner
    Portrait of Elise (Porträt Elise) from the...
    (1921, published 1922)
    Ludwig Meidner. Portrait of Elise (Porträt Elise) from the series "Heads." 17 Etchings ("Köpfe." 17 Radierungen). (1921, published 1922)
  • Ludwig Meidner. Man and Girl: Dr. Hans Huth and Tanja (Herr und Mädchen: Dr. Hans Huth und Tanja) from the series "Heads." 17 Etchings ("Köpfe." 17 Radierungen). (1921, published 1922)
    Ludwig Meidner
    Man and Girl: Dr. Hans Huth and Tanja (Herr und...
    (1921, published 1922)
    Ludwig Meidner. Man and Girl: Dr. Hans Huth and Tanja (Herr und Mädchen: Dr. Hans Huth und Tanja) from the series "Heads." 17 Etchings ("Köpfe." 17 Radierungen). (1921, published 1922)
  • Georg Scholz. Newspaper Carrier (Zeitungsträger) from the periodical in portfolio form Die Schaffenden, vol. 4, no. 4. (1921, published 1923)
    Georg Scholz
    Newspaper Carrier (Zeitungsträger) from...
    (1921, published 1923)
    Georg Scholz. Newspaper Carrier (Zeitungsträger) from the periodical in portfolio form Die Schaffenden, vol. 4, no. 4. (1921, published 1923)
  • Otto Dix. Woman with Heron Feather (Dame mit Reiher) from the portfolio Die Schaffenden, vol. 5, no. 1. 1923
    Otto Dix
    Woman with Heron Feather (Dame mit Reiher) from...
    1923
    Otto Dix. Woman with Heron Feather (Dame mit Reiher) from the portfolio Die Schaffenden, vol. 5, no. 1. 1923
  • Oskar Kokoschka. Portrait Paul Westheimfrom the periodical in portfolio form Die Schaffenden, vol. 4, no. 3. (1923)
    Oskar Kokoschka
    Portrait Paul Westheimfrom the periodical in...
    (1923)
    Oskar Kokoschka. Portrait Paul Westheimfrom the periodical in portfolio form Die Schaffenden, vol. 4, no. 3. (1923)
  • Max Pechstein. Two Fishermen with Net (Zwei Fischer mit Netz). (1923)
    Max Pechstein
    Two Fishermen with Net (Zwei Fischer mit Netz)
    (1923)
    Max Pechstein. Two Fishermen with Net (Zwei Fischer mit Netz). (1923)
  • Max Pechstein. Dancer in the Mirror (Tänzerin im Spiegel). (1923)
    Max Pechstein
    Dancer in the Mirror (Tänzerin im Spiegel)
    (1923)
    Max Pechstein. Dancer in the Mirror (Tänzerin im Spiegel). (1923)
  • George Grosz. Self-Portrait with Dog in Front of the Easel (Selbstbildnis mit Hund vor der Staffelei) from the deluxe periodical in portfolio form Die Schaffenden, vol. 5, no. 2. (1926)
    George Grosz
    Self-Portrait with Dog in Front of the Easel...
    (1926)
    George Grosz. Self-Portrait with Dog in Front of the Easel (Selbstbildnis mit Hund vor der Staffelei) from the deluxe periodical in portfolio form Die Schaffenden, vol. 5, no. 2. (1926)
  • Gerhard Marcks. Alpine Dance (Almtanz) from the periodical in portfolio form Die Schaffenden , vol. 6, no. 2. printed 1926 (executed 1924, published 1929)
    Gerhard Marcks
    Alpine Dance (Almtanz) from the periodical in...
    printed 1926 (executed 1924, published 1929)
    Gerhard Marcks. Alpine Dance (Almtanz) from the periodical in portfolio form Die Schaffenden , vol. 6, no. 2. printed 1926 (executed 1924, published 1929)
  • Emil Nolde. Elderly Men (Ältere Herren) from Das graphische Werk von Emil Nolde 1920-1925. (1926, published 1927)
    Emil Nolde
    Elderly Men (Ältere Herren) from Das...
    (1926, published 1927)
    Emil Nolde. Elderly Men (Ältere Herren) from Das graphische Werk von Emil Nolde 1920-1925. (1926, published 1927)
  • Emil Nolde. Mythical Creatures (Fabelwesen) from Das graphische Werk von Emil Nolde 1910-1925. (1926, published 1927)
    Emil Nolde
    Mythical Creatures (Fabelwesen) from Das...
    (1926, published 1927)
    Emil Nolde. Mythical Creatures (Fabelwesen) from Das graphische Werk von Emil Nolde 1910-1925. (1926, published 1927)
  • Paul Gangolf. Tom Mix II. (1928, published 1929)
    Paul Gangolf
    Tom Mix II
    (1928, published 1929)
    Paul Gangolf. Tom Mix II. (1928, published 1929)
  • Paul Gangolf. Marseille, Steamboat in the Harbor (Marseille, Dampfer im Hafen) from the periodical in portfolio form Die Schaffenden, vol. 7, no. 2. (c.1929, published 1930)
    Paul Gangolf
    Marseille, Steamboat in the Harbor (Marseille...
    (c.1929, published 1930)
    Paul Gangolf. Marseille, Steamboat in the Harbor (Marseille, Dampfer im Hafen) from the periodical in portfolio form Die Schaffenden, vol. 7, no. 2. (c.1929, published 1930)
  • Erich Heckel. Graphik der Gegenwart. Band 1. Erich Heckel. 1931 (prints executed 1930)
    Erich Heckel
    Graphik der Gegenwart. Band 1. Erich Heckel
    1931 (prints executed 1930)
    Erich Heckel. Graphik der Gegenwart. Band 1. Erich Heckel. 1931 (prints executed 1930)
  • Erich Heckel. Cover from Graphik der Gegenwart. Band 1. Erich Heckel. 1931 (print executed 1930)
    Erich Heckel
    Cover from Graphik der Gegenwart. Band 1...
    1931 (print executed 1930)
    Erich Heckel. Cover from Graphik der Gegenwart. Band 1. Erich Heckel. 1931 (print executed 1930)
  • Erich Heckel. Circus (Zirkus) (front endpapers) from Graphik der Gegenwart. Band 1. Erich Heckel. 1931 (print executed 1930)
    Erich Heckel
    Circus (Zirkus) (front endpapers) from...
    1931 (print executed 1930)
    Erich Heckel. Circus (Zirkus) (front endpapers) from Graphik der Gegenwart. Band 1. Erich Heckel. 1931 (print executed 1930)
  • Erich Heckel. Dancing Sailors (Tanzende Matrosen) (back endpapers) from Graphik der Gegenwart. Band 1. Erich Heckel. 1931 (print executed 1930)
    Erich Heckel
    Dancing Sailors (Tanzende Matrosen) (back...
    1931 (print executed 1930)
    Erich Heckel. Dancing Sailors (Tanzende Matrosen) (back endpapers) from Graphik der Gegenwart. Band 1. Erich Heckel. 1931 (print executed 1930)
  • Erich Heckel. Vignette from Graphik der Gegenwart. Band 1. Erich Heckel. 1931 (print executed 1930)
    Erich Heckel
    Vignette from Graphik der Gegenwart. Band 1...
    1931 (print executed 1930)
    Erich Heckel. Vignette from Graphik der Gegenwart. Band 1. Erich Heckel. 1931 (print executed 1930)
  • Erich Heckel. Stadium (Stadion) (frontispiece) from Graphik der Gegenwart. Band 1. Erich Heckel. 1931 (print executed 1930)
    Erich Heckel
    Stadium (Stadion) (frontispiece) from...
    1931 (print executed 1930)
    Erich Heckel. Stadium (Stadion) (frontispiece) from Graphik der Gegenwart. Band 1. Erich Heckel. 1931 (print executed 1930)
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