18 color illustrations by Carlos Schwabe , etched, Paris, 1900, Charles Meunier. Total edition: 77. (source: Jean-David Jumeau-Lafond, Carlos Schwabe, symbolist and visionary, Paris, ACR Edition 1994 )
Carlos Schwabe (Émile Martin Charles Schwabe), born in Altona near Hamburg in 1866 and died in Avon in 1926, was a German painter who became a naturalized Swiss citizen in 1888. He lived in France, in Paris and Barbizon, from 1884 until his death. A self-taught artist with a neurotic sensibility, he received no formal academic training except for the School of Industrial Arts in Geneva, where he learned to draw plants and hone his decorative skills under the tutelage of Mittey. A visionary, mystical, and eminently solitary figure, he quickly became involved in the most active Parisian circles and one of the most brilliant assistants to "Sâr" Peladan. He created the first poster for the Salon de la Rose-Croix, reproduced in *Les maîtres de l'affiche* (1895-1900). His skill in drawing and his idealism led him to become a renowned illustrator. (see more: Wikipedia )
