First edition. Folio. Printed in an edition of 75 numbered copies signed by the artist. (+10 e.a., + 10 h.c. and 15 suites). \n\"For nearly half a century, Neumann has laboured to develop, refine, and elaborate a visual vocabulary that is dark, obsessive and intense. A lifelong collaborator, Neumann’s paintings have accompanied the work of Cees Nooteboom, Seamus Heaney and Fernando Pessoa, among many others, helping to cultivate a global reputation. [...] JOACHIM SARTORIUS — I can remember that there was a time when you carried The Book of Disquiet by Fernando Pessoa around with you like a Bible. And Pessoa appeared in a number of paintings at the time. / MAX NEUMANN — Yes. There’s also a Pessoa book. / JOACHIM SARTORIUS — Yes, there’s a wonderful Pessoa book, that’s true, that Miloš Sovák made and published with a great deal of love. / MAX NEUMANN — Die Unruhe des Dichters was the title. How should I explain it? It’s not that any concrete ideas for images arose from this involvement. I read him so passionately and intensively, because – we’re talking about a period that’s 20 years ago – at that time I felt a very strong connection to him. So that’s something that could be called stimulation or reinforcement. It’s wonderful. It leads to an inner disposition that makes it easier to do something oneself.\" cf. https://www.thewhitereview.org/feature/interview-with-max-neumann/