Artist: Rudolf Schiestl (1878-1931) Title: Happy New Year Technique: Original etching Signature: signed Dimensions in cm approx.: 17 x 15 Biography: Rudolf Schiestl (Würzburg 1878–1931 Nürnberg) Schiestl, professor of graphic arts at the Nuremberg School of Applied Arts, varies the Christmas theme in this woodcut: the child now lies with the mother, whose soft facial features stand in hard contrast to Joseph's harsh peasant face. If the angel group did not hover over the sleeping one, the mighty ox would almost get the compositional overweight (Source: Kunstsammlungen Mussen der Stadt Nürnberg) how pictured without any other items or positions shown Content, condition and completeness are unchecked Function is untested