3 Original ALEXANDER OLBRICHT Weimar GERMANY Bauhaus Landscape Color WOODCUTS

Description: ORIGINAL ALEXANDER OLBRICHT (1876-1942) 3 COLORED WOODCUTS OF WEIMAR GERMANYThis is a wonderful original. I bought this grouping of woodcuts from a family that collected European works on paper. Included in the collection were Kollwitz, Kolbe, and others. When I got these prints, I was not aware of Olbricht's work. For those not familiar with the artist, I have included his biography below. This is a wonderful collection of 3 original color woodcuts by the artist. Upper left is a home with a garden. Paper measures 5 1/4 x 3 3/4 inches. Excellent condition. Pencil notations verso which also could be the artist's signature. Upper right is a larger landscape below the clouds. Paper measures 5 3/8 x 5 3/4 inches. Excellent condition with similar pencil notations and what could be the artist's signature. The bottom is a wonderful landscape in winter. This one is signed and notated Weimar lower left and also has his initials in each lower corner. Paper measures 3 3/8 x 4 3/4 inches. Some pencil notations verso but not the signature on the back, only the front. All three are archival hinged to a backing with matching overmatte. Matte total size measures 16 x 21 1/2 inches. I have found one example of the upper left woodcut having sold in Germany back in 2010 and a similar example to the upper right example as well on the internet. Really just a wonderful collection of original woodcuts. FREE SHIPPING ANYWHERE IN THE UNITED STATES.For those not familiar with the artist his biography from a gallery that sells the artist's work reads: "His father, Gustav Olbricht (1851–1892) was a painter and art restorer at the Silesian Museum of Fine Arts. At the age of sixteen, he was employed by the firm of "P. Strunk", an art material supplier. After his father's death, he enrolled at the State Academy of Arts and Crafts [de], where he studied with the landscape painter, Carl Ernst Morgenstern [de]. In 1899, he transferred to the Grand-Ducal Saxon Art School, Weimar, and studied with Theodor Hagen. Five years later, he married Margarethe Thurow (1882–1972), from Mecklenburg, whom he had met at the school. After this, he gradually gave up oil painting in favor of graphics and printmaking.In 1908, he produced his first large format etchings and, the following year, produced a series of twenty small format etchings depicting Weimar and its surroundings. He was drafted at the beginning of World War I but, due to his relatively frail condition, served only briefly as a batman to an officer in Weimar. In 1921, he was named a professor at Bauhaus University. He served until 1935, when he was dismissed for political reasons, despite having become tenured. In 1936, the Nazi government dissolved and banned the Deutscher Künstlerbund, of which he had been a member for many years. Together, this resulted in a period of stagnation and depression. Nevertheless, in 1939, he was able to complete his last major cycle of etchings, "The First Snow". He died of a stroke in 1942. Following the war, a street in Weimar was named after him, his studio was reconstructed at the Stadtmuseum and a plaque was placed on his home. The Duchess Anna Amalia Library acquired 88 books from his estate. Some of his works may be seen at the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art." CHECK THE PICTURES ON THIS EXCELLENT PIECE!!! DONT MISS THIS CHANCE!!!Shipping and handling can be calculated based on the ebay shipping calculator. If you have any questions regarding the work, please dont hesitate to ask. Pictures are an excellent indication of condition. Though the shipping says it will take 5 days of handling, usually items are shipped much faster and if you pay right away, the item most likely will go out in the next day or two. If there is any problems with the item please dont hesitate to email me. I guarantee and stand 100% behind everything I sell. No reason to open up any sort of cases. Just simply contact me and I will handle any and all problems. Out of the nearly 500 items I ship around the world every year, a very few of them occasionally get lost or broken. I insure every item and will handle all insurance claims and make sure you are reimbursed 100%. Check my feedback. After nearly 15 years of selling on ebay, my reputation speaks for itself. If you are not happy with your purchase, I will work to make sure you are. Thanks again for your interest and bidding.

Price: 535.5 USD

Location: Holliston, Massachusetts

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