Mid-century german low-edition etching

Rudolf kügler -- 1921 – 2013 (berlin) -- prinz karneval (carnival prince) -- 1961 -- aquatint etching -- signed, titled and dated in pencil -- 600 × 732 mm|23 1/2 × 28 3/4 in -- edition: 15/75 ---- a striking and decorative etching, more than 50 years old, richly and crisply printed, reminiscent of the geometric figuration/abstraction of paul klee and full of character, humour and incident. Check the detail images, which reveal more of its charm. ---- rudolf kugler, painter, printmaker, and sculptor, was born in berlin, germany in 1921. He studied at the university of applied arts in berlin from 1946 to 1947 with hans speidel, and then at the academy of fine arts under max kaus until 1954.