Print of the Day!! Fri, Dec 27, 2024 is by Max Pollak (1886-1970): "Wintermorning (Hohenelbe)", color intaglio, ca 1914, proof.
Print of the Day!! Friday, December 27, 2024 is by Czech-born printmaker Max Pollak (1886-1970).
"Wintermorning (Hohenelbe),? also called "Wintermorgen" is an intaglio, a color etching and aquatint, printed a la poupée by Czech-born American printmaker Max Pollak, done around 1914. The platemark measures 11-1/2 x 15-1/8 inches. It is pencil signed and titled by the artist beneath the platemark in the lower margin. This impression was from the artist's wife Friedl's personal collection and has her red "FPC" stamp in the lower left margin and is stamped 'Made In Austria' in blue ink on the verso. It was printed by the artist in no more than 10 proofs on ivory laid Bergisch Gladbach paper that measures 18 x 23-1/4 inches. The gallery inventory number for this work is 22537.
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Pollak viewed the old town hall on the main square of Hohenelbe through the arches of the buildings that line the square, taking shelter from the snow blanketing the scene.
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The Czech city of Vrchlabí ('Hohenelbe' in German) began with the settlement of the Krkonoe Mountains (the Giant Mountains) – the highest Czech mountain range. The name of the town is closely related with the location on the river Labe, the Latin Albipolis (Albi = Labe = The Elbe, Polis = City).
The first settlement called Wrchlab was probably founded in 1300. Many people from German speaking lands came to work and live to the town and brought in the Lutheran reformation faith, which spread quickly in the region, supported by Gendorf himself. Vrchlabí also became a trading center for fine goods, especially linen cloth which was highly desired and was exported into Italy or Spain.
Until 1918, the town was part of the Austrian monarchy (Austrian part after the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867), head of the Hohenelbe district, one of the 94 Bezirkshauptmannschaften in Bohemia. Max Pollak, painter and printmaker, was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia in 1886. He was raised in Vienna, Austria and, in 1902, he entered the Vienna Academy of Art where he studied under William Unger and Ferdinand Schmutzer. In 1912, Pollak traveled to Italy, France, and Holland to study and paint. During the First World War, he was appointed painter of the Austrian Army. He immigrated to the United States in 1927, living for a time on the east coast where he produced a series of color aquatints of New York, Cincinnati, and Detroit. His first exhibition was at the 57th Street Art Gallery in New York and he was commissioned by author Theodore Dreiser in 1929 to illustrate his book about New York, titled My City. In 1938, Pollak and his wife, Friedl, moved to San Francisco, California. Pollak was inspired by his new city and its environs and produced beautiful views of San Francisco Bay Area. Later travels included trips to Mexico and Guatemala. Max Pollak died in Sausalito, California in 1970. To purchase this work, see other works, or read a biography for Max Pollak use this link to our website: https://www.annexgalleries.com/inventory/artist/1894/Pollak/Max
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