Lubok Verlag - publisher of
original graphic "picture-books"

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We proudly announce: We have two of the best designed books in Germany in 2009! The Stiftung Buchkunst has awarded the price „schönste deutsche Bücher 2009“ to „Emma und Pferd Beere“ and Tierlein!

"Tierlein"

The third book by Volker Pfüller in Lubok Special Edition, populated by funky animals - fish, birds and gnawers as well as imagined figures from film, TV and comic. Figments of the imagination grinning at the viewer making him wonder and laugh. A wonderful book one just has to have! more information...

"Emma und Pferd Beere"

Heike Geißlers "Emma und Pferd Beere" with illustrations by Simone Waßermann is about the girl Emma who gets to know an imaginary horse. It is printed in three colours using the technique of original Offset-Lithograph. It is written in german! You can now order it in our shop for 30 Euro! More information www.heikegeissler.de

We proudly present: LUBOK 8

featuring linocuts by Eileen Cooper, Adam Dant, Claas Gutsche, Roger Kelly, Andrzej Klimowski, Karl-Georg Hirsch, Serena Korda, Bob Matthews, David Orme, David Rayson, Mark Titchner, Julie Verhoeven and Richard Woods!

LUBOK SPEZIAL
Christoph Feist "Langeweile war mein Motor"

On 48 black and white and 16 coloured linocuts Feist analyses very precisely and to the point, funny and wicked at once, the state of our money-focused world.

Adrian Sauer „16.777.216 Farben“

This publication is released in three volumes „Farben“ (colours), „Arbeiten“ (works) and „Material“ (material) in occasion of the exhibition „16.777.216 Farben“, which will take place in 2010 at Gallery Klemm‘s, Berlin, and at the Museum of Photography, Braunschweig. Adrian Sauers‘ „16.777.216 Farben“ is now available at our shop!

The LUBOK Verlag

The Lubok Verlag The Leipzig based Lubok Verlag publishes original graphic "picture-books".

These books are printed from the original cuts on a "Präsident"-cylinder printing press which was built in 1958.

For the serial LUBOK and for LUBOK SPEZIAL contemporary painters and graphic artists are dealing with the technique of linocut. Even though format, technique and the clear black and white of the linocut are set in advance for each artist the results show a large variety of styles and approaches. The topic is freely selectable.

Initially the term "Lubok" described popular Russian Folk art from the 18th and 19th century, inexpensive original graphic art that was sold at bazaars and market places:

pictures for the people!

Lubok Verlag - publisher of original graphic "picture-books"