Georg Tappert: Venus de Milo (Nude, Beauty Ideal), 1918. Linocut on newspaper, 12 x 16.2 cm. Cover illustration for the complete issue of: ‘Die schöne Rarität’, 2nd year, 1st issue, April 1918, pp. 1-16. Published by Adolf Harms, Kiel 1918. Editor: Gerhard Ausleger. Georg Tappert was responsible for the graphic design and probably also designed the title border. The present issue also contains the original woodcuts ‘Walther Rheiner’ by Conrad Felixmüller and ‘Frühling’ by Karl Jakob Hirsch. Reference: Söhn HDO 27801-1 to 3; Wietek 123 (Tappert); Söhn Felixmüller 129; Elze 2.18.5 (Hirsch)