San Francisco. Temple Emanu-El by Max Pollak
San Francisco. Temple Emanu-El
Max Pollak
Title
San Francisco. Temple Emanu-El
Artist
Max Pollak
1886 - 1970 (biography)Year
c. 1953
Technique
etching, drypoint & color aquatint
Image Size
13 15/16 x 13 7/16" platemark
Signature
pencil, lower right
Edition Size
4/50, possibly only 10 printed
Annotations
titled, lower left and editioned, lower center; annotated "printed a. 10"; stamped on verso: "MADE IN AUSTRIA"
Reference
Paper
antique-white laid Japanese
State
published
Publisher
artist
Inventory ID
PAKU116
Price
SOLD
Description
Max Pollak used all of San Francisco as his muse - the overview, the streets, the bridges, the neighborhoods and the architectural masterpieces.
"Tempel Emanu-el" is located at 2 Lake Street (at Arguello) in San Francisco, near the Presidio. It was designed by Arthur Brown, Jr., who helped design the Bay Bridge. Brown was inspired by the Haggia Sophia in Istanbul.
The building was dedicated in 1926 and in 1927, the American Institute of Architects selected Temple Emanu-El as the finest piece of architecture in Northern California. Pollak did this etching around 1953.