{"product_id":"wicked-pursuits-the-art-of-der-orchideengarten-vol-8","title":"Wicked Pursuits: The Art of Der Orchideengarten Vol. 8","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy Thomas Negovan\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWicked Pursuits: The Art of Der Orchideengarten Vol. 8\u003c\/em\u003e thoroughly covers the entirety of the magnificent and macabre illustrations in issues #7-12 of \u003cem\u003eDer Orchideengarten\u003c\/em\u003e magazine from 1921, its final year of publication. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe illustrations are captured from high-resolution scans made from a pristine collection in the Century Guild museum archive, and the accompanying text documents our extensive research to support the artworks and verify the artists whose names were not credited in the magazine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbout \u003cem\u003eDer Orchideengarten\u003c\/em\u003e Magazine: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDer Orchideengarten \u003c\/em\u003eis a legendary supernatural horror magazine, published in Germany from January 1919 until November 1921. Founded four years before the iconic American magazine \u003cem\u003eWeird Tales\u003c\/em\u003e launched in March 1923, \u003cem\u003eDer Orchideengarte\u003c\/em\u003en is considered to be the first fantasy magazine. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished after the First World War when German art was at its height of decadence and debauchery, the magazine included a wide selection of new and reprinted stories by both German-language and foreign writers ranging from suspense and terror to crime and the eerily-erotic. While the literary content is historically significant, many of the stories have been reprinted in multiple places across the last century; we have focused our attention on what has gone undocumented: the incredible artworks that illustrated these stories. The artworks range from peculiar medieval etchings to occult woodblocks to expressionist visions- all balancing the romantic and the gothic with hyper-elegant sophistication.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback\u003cbr\u003e80 pages | full-color illustrations\u003cbr\u003eOriginally Published between 1919-1921\u003cbr\u003eCentury Guild, 2022\u003cbr\u003e5.5 x 8.5 inches\u003cbr\u003eISBN 9781947528185\u003cbr\u003eHorror Magazine, Interwar Design \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48075589877928,"sku":"9781947528185","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0175\/8594\/files\/Wicked-Pursuits_The-Art-of-der-Orchideengarten.webp?v=1715272892","url":"https:\/\/neue-galerie-design-shop.myshopify.com\/products\/wicked-pursuits-the-art-of-der-orchideengarten-vol-8","provider":"Neue Galerie Design Shop \u0026 Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}