#91

Rare German "Munich Art Doll" by Marian Kaulitz in original Costume
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$6,250
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Description
14" (36 cm.) Very firm composition socket head with painted brown eyes in deeply-set eye sockets,heavily- lidded eyes,brown upper eyeliner,tinted brows,accented nostrils,closed mouth,brunette mohair wig with coiled side braids,composition and wooden ball-jointed body,wearing original folklore costume of woolens and silk,with original shoes incised "2". Condition: generally excellent. Comments: presented by Marian Kaulitz at a 1908 doll art exhibition in Munich,Germany,and thereafter known as Munich Art Doll,the series is considered the premiere dolls of the German art character reform movement of the next five years. Value Points: rare model in wonderful original condition,with very appealing wistful expression,original wig,body,and costume.