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Margaret Schauffler: in or out ?
It has been a bit silent recently in my Blog. The reason: the book on German Women Printmakers is finally in the phase of a proof edition. It is awaiting last and final decisions while this question of...
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What is going on ?
What is going on here ?Found as a "woodblock print with Indonesian fishermen" this quite good pen and ink drawing seems to represent some form of traditional, communal shore (shoal) fishing. A company...
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Jaroslav Hejny (1918 - 1992): Traditional carp harvest in South Bohemia
Jaroslav Hejny (1918 - 1992)Czech (Bohemian) painter and graphic artist. Well, she did it again! Corresponding member Hannelore from Austria also solved the mystery print in before posting. It is by...
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Fritz von Zerboni di Sposetti: what's in a name ?
Friederich (Fritz) von Zerboni di Sposetti(30-12- 1900 - 03-12-1958 Vienna)Austrian (academical) painter and printmaker. Born, probably in Vienna, as the youngest son of 7 children of...
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Ilse Koch: Hamburg Feenteich in winter
Frosty weaping willows ("Trauerweiden") on the Alster in Hamburg. Ernst Einer: Feenteich, Hamburg This lovely, large print above probably shows Hamburg Feenteich in winter. The painting is by Hamburg...
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Dorry Kahn, Lago Maggiore and some related things....
Dora (Dorry) Kahn-WeylDutch painter and mannequin(1896-1981)In a local sale I stumbled over this undated pastel signed Dorry Kahn. It could well be showing cloud shrouded Lago Maggiore in Italy. It...
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Corrie Koot: last find in 2017
This print is probably my last irresistible junk shop acquisition of 2017 found this last week of the year. The signature reads Corrie Koot, a not common not uncommon name. Not a "listed" artist...
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Mart de Niet: Dutch dunes and sea side inspiration for 2018
Before continuing discussing and sharing vintage woodblock prints and forgotten printmakers from the past with this first posting of 2018 I keep my promiss to printmaker Mart de Niet (1952), a retired...
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Jacques Jeichienus Ottens: What's in a name ?
My book on German women printmakers born 1850-1900 is in its final stages and almost ready for subscription: 300 pages (text only) of short biographies treating German women printmakers born in the...
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Anna Bähker, printmaker in "das Altes Land".
Anna Bähker Still unidentified etcher and printmaker. Living in Berlin 1921-30, member of the VdBK. Probably living for some time in the artist colony of Nidden. Anna Bähker is one of the artists who,...
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Brussels construction works around 1915 by not identified artist.
This etching, possibly of historic importance and in very good condition definitely is showing Brussels, its Town Hall ("Hôtel de Ville" at the Groote Markt) dominating in the centre clearly visible...
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Help requested: Russian translation
This lovely (framed) Russian lithographic drawing found its way to me today. Hopefully there's a reader who can translate the attached label and there's an artist name to be found in there. Somewhere....
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"March Tulips" by Vladimir Vasilyevich Averyanov
Within a day combining three different sources from Germany (thank you Ulrich), Austria (thank you Hannelore) and Moscow (thank you Irina) the artist and some details about the tulips print were...
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Clara Telge: visiting "das Alte Land".
Clara Telge German painter and illustrator. (Shanghai 19-03-1870 - 25-02-1947 Hamburg) Here follows what I came to know about the artist Clara Telge and I invite readers and passers-by to send all...
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Unidentified artist: Lohe in Schleswig ?
Please read next posting for finding the location of the "Alte Kirche" print.After recently finding another example by this printmaker in the Internet I decided to launch a renewed effort trying to...
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Lehe ,"Alte Kirche" (not Lohe), near Bremerhaven
Within a few hours after my request for help both faithful readers Wolfgang in Frankfurt and Hannelore in Austria succeeded in finding the actual church to the print. Lehe, and not Lohe, now a part of...
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Wolfgang asks help of readers
After helping and solving many an identification problem (like "Lehe, Alte Kirche" in before posting in Wolfgang in Frankfurt asks the help of readers and passers by. This etching, with "illegible"...
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Clara Telge (part II): Hamburg & friends
Clara Telge (1870-1942) (II)Hamburg & FriendsClara Telge, here seen painting at the banks of river Elbe, probably just outside Klein Borstel (now part of Jork) and accompanied by one of the Meyer...
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Clara Telge (part III): Hina Matsuri
Clara Telge(1870 - 1942)(Part III)Hina-matsuri Co-incidence or serendipity ? This wonderful painting emerged in auction in the first week of March while I was still deeply involved in my research into...
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Clara Telge (part IV): starting business in China and what had happened...
I am beginning to understand Clara Telge could well be one of the finest rediscovered ("retrouvé") artists among my private collection of mostly forgotten German woman artists. Today in this Part IV I...
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