Adam and Eva, Carl Emil Uphoff With 15 (8 signed) coloured original etchings and aquatints by C. E. Uphoff UPHOFF (CARL EMIL) and LUDWIG TÜGEL Adam und Eva. Ein Gedicht von Ludwig Tügel mit 15 farbigen Originalradierungen von C.E. Uphoff. [Worpswede], Werkgemeinschaft 'Das neue Worpswede', 1921. Oblong grand folio (350 x 420mm). Comprising 15 hand-colored original etchings and aquatints by Carl Emil Uphoff (including the vignette title, text pages, and graphic plates), 8 plates hand-signed in pencil by Uphoff in the lower margin (comprising the title, the 6 primary figurative plates, and the colophon). Text in calligraphic script by Ludwig Tügel, etched onto the plates by Uphoff to achieve a unified, holistic typographic integration. FIRST EDITION, LIMITED TO 100 COPIES, this being number 58, BOUND IN FULL CONTEMPORARY VELLUM, front cover with central decorative gilt device, spine plain, top edge gilt, others uncut. THE FIRST AND MOST AMBITIOUS PUBLICATION OF THE WORPSWEDE WERKGEMEINSCHAFT.Founded in 1919 by brothers Carl Emil and Fritz Uphoff alongside writer Ludwig Tügel, the Werkgemeinschaft 'Das neue Worpswede' sought to revitalize book art through an uncompromising synthesis of text and image. Rejecting mechanized commercial printing, Uphoff pulled both the calligraphic text and the illustrations from the exact same copper plates, creating a deeply unified Expressionist aesthetic.The present work reinterprets the biblical fall of man through a highly stylized, emotionally charged Expressionist lens. Complete copies of this portfolio are exceptionally rare on the open market, with the vast majority appearing in standard paper or cloth portfolios; copies bound in full contemporary vellum represent the highest echelon of deluxe presentation for this landmark of 20th-century German printmaking. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing