"Couple in Paradise, " Rare Signed Print by Eberz

Josef Eberz born in 1880 was a German painter, graphic artist, illustrator and designer of mosaics and glass windows with a strong focus on religious topics and was one of Germany's great inter-war Expressionists. He was strongly influenced by Cubism and emergent Art Deco design. His prints have a connection to a group of illustrations that Eberz did for Die Pole des Eros, an important and early series of gay stories written by Curt Moreck (pseudonym of Konrad Haemmerling), in 1918. Works by Eberz are represented in many private and public collections, the most comprehensive holdings are in the art collections of the city of Limburg an der Lahn.