Neutitschein by Max Pollak

Neutitschein by Max Pollak

Neutitschein

Max Pollak

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Title

Neutitschein

 
Artist

Max Pollak

  1886 - 1970 (biography)
Year
c. 1915  
Technique
etching 
Image Size
5 7/8 x 4 1/8" platemark 
Signature
pencil, lower right 
Edition Size
not stated; presumed fewer than 20 impressions 
Annotations
pencil titled, lower left ; bears red Friedl Pollak Collection stamp, lower left sheet corner 
Reference
 
Paper
ivory similie vellum 
State
published 
Publisher
artist 
Inventory ID
23979 
Price
$350.00 
Description

"Neutitschein" is the German spelling and pronunciation of Novy Ji?ín, a town located in eastern Czech Republic. The town is known for its hatting industry, hosting the world's oldest hat manufacturer in the world and earning its nickname as "the town of hats". In accordance with Czech law, the entire town is protected as an urban monument.

Here, Max Pollak depicts Masarykovo Square as seen through the archway of a stone arcade, with the Marian column to the left, the statue of St. Nicholas in the center, and the tower of the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary seen in the background, right. As this was created before the World Wars, the square differs quite a bit from how it appears today.

 
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