Catalog der öffentlichen Kunstsammlung von Basel ..
This 1904 catalogue from the Basel public art collection, printed by Schweighauserische in Basel for museum visitors and scholars, reproduces paintings from its holdings as halftone plates, each on its own page with a plate number. The pictures are monochrome and often appear rotated on the page, showing figure groups in interiors and outdoor scenes, a formal portrait of a bearded man in dark dress, and a lone figure beneath trees by a rock face. A designer might take compositional lessons from the grouped figures, the dramatic tonal contrast, and the sparse landscape framing.
