This collection of 52 unique works of collage on paper was produced by a toy manufacturer in Germany. Each illustration is numbered with a stamp and was most likely part of a catalog. Composed with matte and glossy colored paper cutouts and enhanced with details drawn in ink and watercolor, each sheet in this captivating suite is a study in symmetry, texture, and construction. As a whole, these illustrations offer an animated succession of animals (dogs, horses, cats, and ducks prominent among them), caricatured human characters (animal tamers, jockeys, foot guards, children, clowns, buffoons), objects (trolleys, locomotives, horse carriages, trucks, train wagons), and iconic storybook vignettes--possibly isolated design elements conceived as painted additions to several objects.
[Offered as a group]