Fritz Schwimbeck: Creation and Death
I came across this series of plates by Fritz Schwimbeck, created in 1919.
It’s a somber looking collection, filled with dark ink and ominous scenery, but the images form a narrative culminating in “eternity.”
See a few more at the source.
SheWalksSoftly 
March 10, 2014 at 3:39 pm
The 3 one down looks to be Darth Vader. Maybe the force has been around longer than we thought 😉
March 11, 2014 at 4:43 pm
Haha…maybe so!
March 10, 2014 at 7:30 pm
After a failed suicide attempt, Fritz jumped on a tramp steamer and ended up in Vaudeville on Broadway with the Marx Brothers. He was the life of every party, and struck it rich in the Roaring 20’s with his hit song “In Your Hat, Kaiser Wilhelm” . Fritz left this earth prematurely after being shot out of a cannon, falling to earth into a vat of liverwurst, having crashed through the roof of a meat packing plant. He attributed his early artwork to alcohol and sex deficiency.
March 11, 2014 at 4:43 pm
That’s pretty much how I always thought I’d go, Sue. 🙂
March 10, 2014 at 11:54 pm
Liverwurst is delicious.