"Kahlenbergerdorf" by Max Pollak, Czech-Amer., (1886-1970) Tempera

"Kahlenbergerdorf" by Max Pollak, Czech-Amer., (1886-1970) TemperaMax Pollak, Czech. Amer., (1886 1970), Kahlenburgerdorf, Color Etching and Aquatint, ca. 1910 20, Ed. 250, 13 x 12 1 4, a ghost of mat line and inconspicuous bump crease left margin center edge and lower right corner tip, signed, titled and numbered in pencil, on thick, cream laid watermarked paper. Born in Prague and raised in Vienna, Max Pollak studied painting and printmaking under Unger and Schmutzer after 1902 at the Vienna Academy of Art. In

The Gothic structure in the distance is believed to be one of the oldest synagogues in Europe

sheet 22-5/8 x 29-15/16

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It is a classic example of the bilateral symmetry Martin explored in her mature work in prints and many other media

there exists a photograph in a file compiled by Sinclair Hitchings at the Boston Public Library of a third impression printed on the back of a batik owned by a Zorach family member

Peter Busa  Howard Daum and others who came to be know as the "Indian Space" painters

A dramatic view of this major New York City art district

The fully deckle edged support sheet looks it's 80-90 years

all absorbed from study of Native American sources and art of the Northwest Coast instead of Europe

A beautiful and moody impression

a proof before all letters

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