Antique 1923 set of 9 original woodblock prints framed and matted from the "The Cathedral" or " De Dom". This group contains 9 of the original 10 woodblock prints from this series. "The Cathedral" series was limited to 250 sets and only the first 50 were signed by the artist. Signed Max Thalmann in pencil. Each frame measures 27.5" x 22.25" German Expressionist printmaker and draughtsman. About the artist: Max Thalmann was a German Expressionist artist who was born in 1890. He died in 1945, in Jena, Germany, shortly before the end of World War II. Through the years 1912-1933, he was highly regarded by fellow artists and critics for his beautiful drawings and primarily his woodcuts. He produced three main portfolios of woodcuts--Cathedral ("Der Dom"), Passion, and America--and he was considered an expert in this medium. He has also been ranked among the foremost artists of the 20th century. In 1923 he came to the United States and held a small exhibition in Chicago while he visited his brother. He also went to New York City which became his inspiration for the America series of woodcuts. Upon his return to Europe, he left his collection with his brother with dreams of someday moving to the United States, but he never did. During the 1930's his work moved from woodcuts to drawings, watercolors, and pastels; most of which were inspired by a Nile River trip he took in 1930. Throughout the Nazi period of the 1930's he also designed over 150 books for the Eugen Dieterich publishing house in Jena, Germany.

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