Sans, Souci. (from: Sanssouci: 10 Radierung von Max Pollak portfolio)

 

Max Pollak

  1886 - 1970 (biography)

c. 1920  

etching and aquatint (frontispiece plate) 

13 x 7 1/8" platemark 

unsigned proof 

unnumbered proof, from outside of the edition of 100 

 

 

buff Van Gelder Zonen watermarked laid 

published 

artist 

24002 

$400.00 

From the portfolio of the same name created by Max Pollak around 1920. The portfolio included 10 etchings, half with color aquatint, illustrating the Rococco Prussian palace Sansscouci and its manicured grounds. This image was used as the frontispiece and is a view of the front of the palace as seen from across the reflecting pond. The scene has changed quite a bit, as the large trees that once flanked the grand staircase have been removed and replaced by grape vines and topiary.