Vicenza (Duomo di Modena)

 

Max Pollak

  1886 - 1970 (biography)

c. 1908  

drypoint 

6 1/4 x 3 1/4" platemark 

pencil, lower right 

unnumbered; presumed around 25 impressions 

pencil titled, lower left sheet edge; red F.P.C. (Friedl Pollak Collection) stamp in lower left sheet corner; "Made in Austria" stamp on verso 

 

smooth cream wove 

published 

artist 

22692 

$275.00 

Though this piece is titled "Vicenza", the church depicted is in fact located 150 miles south in Modena. Pollak was known for his constant sketching even as he traveled; as this was later printed in Austria, it's possible that he mis-titled this work from notes taken on the road.

The Cattedrale Metropolitana di Santa Maria Assunta e San Geminiano, known colloquially as "Duomo di Modena", is a Roman Catholic cathedral known for its striking facade which includes a Catherine window and two lions guarding the entrance. It was designated a UNESCO site in 1997.