Haus im schnee (house in snow) by Max Pollak
Haus im schnee (house in snow)
Max Pollak
Title
Haus im schnee (house in snow)
Artist
Max Pollak
1886 - 1970 (biography)Year
c. 1907
Technique
etching and drypoint, printed chine colle
Image Size
3 1/16 x 6 7/16" platemark
Signature
pencil, lower right
Edition Size
not stated; presumed fewer than 20 impressions
Annotations
pencil titled, lower left sheet corner; bears red Friedl Pollak Collection stamp, lower left sheet corner
Reference
Paper
thin cream wove collaged to textured ivory wove
State
published
Publisher
artist
Inventory ID
23974
Price
$500.00
Description
Max Pollak, in order to get the delicate drypoint lines to print well, collaged a thin sheet of white oriental paper the size of the plate to a heavier sheet of ivory wove paper. This allowed the optimal printing quality but also added the ability for the viewer to handle the work. The light 'color' of the snow is created by this thin white paper whereas the margins are the heavier 'support sheet.'
The landscape composition is one of a series of prints Pollak did of winter in the Czech Alps in the early 20th century. This impression has a red "FPC" stamp in the lower margin, indicating it was from the personal collection of the artist's late widow, Freidl Pollak.