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PAN, 1 volume of a 10-volume set
Image Not Available for PAN, 1 volume of a 10-volume set

PAN, 1 volume of a 10-volume set

Otto Julius Bierbaum
Julius Meier-Graefe (German, 1867–1935)
Richard Graul
F. Fontane & Co. (German)
S. Wenban
Anders Leonard Zorn (Swedish, 1860–1920)
Max Klinger (German, 1857–1920)
Ernst Moritz Geyger (German, 1861–1941)
Hans Thoma (German, 1839–1924)
Franz von Stuck (German, 1863–1928)
Otto Eckmann (German, 1865–1902)
Josef Sattler (German, 1863–1928)
Théophile-Alexandre Steinlen (French (born in Switzerland), 1859–1923)
Félix Edouard Vallotton (Swiss (active in France), 1865–1925)
Gabriel von Max (Austrian, 1840–1915)
Edmond-François Aman-Jean (French, 1860–1935)
1895-1900
Medium/TechniqueVarious print processes; original green linen binding
DimensionsHeight x width (each volume): 37.5 × 29.8 cm (14 3/4 × 11 3/4 in.)
Credit LineIrving W. and Charlotte F. Rabb Fund for the Acquisition of Prints and Drawings and Arthur and Charlotte Vershbow Fund
Accession number2021.616.1
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsBooks and manuscripts
Description
This elaborately designed periodical, published in Germany between 1895-1900, strongly influenced contemporary international print culture during its active years of publication, and its impact remains evident today.  At the time of publication the periodical was an important vehicle for the dissemination of what the editors considered the best in contemporary art and literature, featuring current fiction and poetry alongside original contemporary prints in each issue. In addition to promoting works by established progressive artists in continental Europe, England and the United States, the editors of PAN were also strongly committed in their support of young or emerging artists and designers, including Käthe Kollwitz, Bernhard Pankok, William Rothenstein and Emil Orlik, to name but a few.
ProvenanceBy 1990, private collection, Germany; 2020, consigned by Antiquariat Günter Linke (dealer), Berlin to Georgina Kelman (dealer), New York; 2021, sold by Georgina Kelman to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 30, 2021)