Lot 157
The Great War. A Neutral's Indictment. One Hundred Cartoons by Louis Raemaekers. London: The Fine Art Society, Ltd., 1916. Appreciation by H. Perry Robinson. Descriptive notes by E. Garnett. Edition Deluxe of 1,050. Three quarter buckram, with white-beige marbled boards blindstamped with the white signature of Louis Raemaekers. Limited edition of 1,050 elephant folio (18 x 14 in.), 3 p. l., ix-xxx, [2] p. illus. (including. mounted port.) 100 mounted pl. (part col., including. front.) Chipping to red calf leather labels on spine; covers with dampstain at lower left lightly affecting up to but not including the title page; gilt lettering and design on label and gilt border on covers. Heavy gray paper used throughout. Large plates mounted on heavy paper. All one hundred plates are present and in good condition.
Louis Raemaekers (1869-1956) was a Dutch painter and cartoonist for the Amsterdam Telegraaf during World War I. Noted for his anti-German stance, his graphic cartoons depicted the rule of the German military in Belgium and portrayed the Germans as barbarians and Kaiser Wilhelm II as an ally of Satan. The extent of Raemaekers' influence was such that the Germans offered a 12,000 guilder reward for him, dead or alive and forced the Dutch government to place him on trial for endangering Dutch neutrality; he was acquitted by a jury. Because of the bounty on his head, Raemaekers went to England and his work was published there in The Times. Exhibitions of his work were held all over Europe and the United States.
Estimated Value $400 - 600.
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