This etching is hand signed in pencil by the artist "Otto Lais" in the lower right margin. It is also dated “1927/28” next to the signature.
It is additionally inscribed “Probedruck der zweiten Fassung” [Proof of the second version].
This is an extremely rare etching by one of the most important etchers of Symbolischen Realisten [Symbolic Realism].

Literature: Langenfeld, L. (1981). Otto Lais. Das Graphische Werk Eines Symbolischen Realisten Der Zwanziger Jahre. Schillinger.
Reference: Langenfeld 50

Condition: Very good condition. Soft handling creases in the margins. Remnants of hinging tape at the upper and lower sheet edges.