Witches At Play Poster

By Daniel Greiner

This A3 poster is taken from an original woodcut in the museums collection by Daniel Greiner from around 1914. Printed on 350 gsm uncoated card.

Coming from a preacher family with many children, Greiner first studied philosophy and theology in Giessen, before taking up a position as a clergyman in Schotten. Soon, however, his interest turned exclusively to becoming an artist. He attended the Paris Academy and trained as a sculptor in Berlin. In 1903, Greiner’s works were shown at the Darmstadt Kunsthalle, and in the same year he was able to become a member of the artists’ colony. In 1906, he moved with his family to Jugenheim an der Bergstrasse, where he founded the " Werkstätte für Grabma­lkunst Greiner und Guth“ (workshop for gravestone art) and also his own publishing house for the publication of his graphic works. As a member of the KPD (Communist Party of Germany), for which at times he had also been a member of the state parliament, he and his large family suffered from poverty and artistic isolation during the National Socialist regime.