Anita Berber IV - Limited Edition 4 of 5 Print

THE PRICE OF THIS ETCHING INCLUDES A BLACK PAINTED WOOD FRAME WITH GLASS AND ACID FREE MAT. THE FRAME MEASURES 12 INCHES HIGH BY 9 INCHES WIDE. THE WHITE MAT CONTAINS A BLACK INNER TRIMMED EDGE. THE ARTWORK ARRIVES WIRED AND READY TO HANG ON YOUR WALL. A WALL HOOK AND NAIL ARE INCLUDED. The Saatchi Price also includes: all regular, domestic (USA) shipment costs; the shipment carton; packing materials; and frame. Three studio techniques—aquatint, intaglio, and drypoint—were employed by Jerry Di Falco to create this original hand-printed etching. Its title refers to the German Cabaret dancer and performance artist, Anita Berber, born in Dresden on June 10, 1899 and died in 1928. Di Falco’s work on STONEHENGE brand black paper (USA) is part of his “TEARS FOR BERLIN” series, a collection of etchings devoted to The German Cabaret Art Movement of the 1920-1933; he executed his etching on a zinc plate that measured four inches wide by five inches high, or 10.160cm by 12.700cm. The etching paper was hand trimmed to ten inches by eleven inches (or 25.40 cm by 28cm). This etching is part of a portfolio of FIVE EDITIONS; moreover, the editions are limited to only five etchings each. This particular etching from the FORTH EDITION used a unique blend of five colors of French, oil-based inks. The artist printed and published all etching editions at the Center for Works on Paper in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on The Fleisher Art Campus associated with The Philadelphia Museum of Art. The 1922 photo Di Falco used for this work was shot by the German fashion photographer, Madame D’Ora (a.k.a. Dora Kallumus). IMAGE HISTORY: Berlin was the fundamental world center during this period for avant-garde and Dadaist performance art. The political satire inherent in the scripts added an artistic edge to the entertainment aspects of CABARET. In addition, Anita Berber was one of Germany’s most infamous dancers; she loved cocaine and was frequented nightspots with her pet monkey. She gained a reputation for her nude performances, lesbian affairs, and S/M themes. Her second marriage to Dadaist cabaret artist, Sebastian Droste, caused both scandal and heartache. The marriage ended after Droste stole her jewels to finance his relocation to New York City. In 1924 Berber attend a performance by American dancer Henri Chatin-Hoffman in Berlin; they fell in love and married two weeks later. In October 1925, the duo began a nationwide tour of a collaborative production, and it was whilst they were in Düsseldorf that the artist Otto Dix painted his notorious portrait of Berber. In the summer of 1926, Anita and Henri were on tour with their new production “Dances of Sex and Ecstasy”. Whilst in Zagreb, Anita publicly insulted the King of Yugoslavia and was imprisoned for six weeks. After this, both Anita and Henri returned to Berlin in poverty and began their performance again in the cabaret circuit.

Printmaking:Aquatint on Paper

Artist Produced Limited Edition of:5

Size:9 W x 12 H x 1 D in

Delivery Time:Typically 5-7 business days for domestic shipments, 10-14 business days for international shipments.