The Prints and Drawings of Max Pollak
Images from 1907-1940
The Annex Galleries
A selec'on of early intaglio prints by Austrian/American ar'st Max Pollak (1886 – 1970), from the estate of the ar'st’s wife, Friedl Pollak. Max Pollak studied at the Austrian Academy of Art beginning in 1902, and traveled throughout Italy, France, and Holland following gradua'on to further his ar's'c research. With the onset of World War I, he was conscripted into service as an official painter for the Austrian Army, capturing harrowing images of life in war 'me.
The images in this collec'on are of the architecture and landscapes of Austria. They include works dated around WWI. They may have been based off of sketches he made to keep himself occupied while he was serving in the Army, then used as references for intaglios when he had the 'me and materials.
This collec'on is an homage to that 'me and those places, and is just a small example of Pollak's vast output Brief details on the works are included beneath each image. Contact the gallery for more informa'on:
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Mösern im Tyrol
Drypoint and etching, printed chine-collé, ca. 1915.
Pencil signed; edi'on size not stated (likely fewer than 20 impressions).
Printed by the ar'st on 'ssue laid paper collaged to cream wove paper.
5-5/16 x 5-1/16" platemark.
Inventory no. 23973
Waidhofen
Drypoint and etching with roulebe, printed chine-collé, ca. 1915.
Pencil signed; edi'on size not stated (likely fewer than 20 impressions)
Printed by the ar'st on 'ssue laid paper collaged to cream wove paper. 3-3/16 x 4" platemark.
Inventory no. 23976.
Near Mariazell
Drypoint and etching with roulebe, printed chine-collé, ca. 1915.
Pencil signed; edi'on size not stated (likely fewer than 20 impressions).
Printed by the ar'st on 'ssue laid paper collaged to cream wove paper 5-1/8 x 7-15/16" platemark.
Inventory no. 22580.
Rund um das Hochhaus (Stephenskirche – Peterskirche)
Drypoint, printed chine-collé, ca. 1920.
Pencil signed and edi'oned 6/100; ar'st later notes only 7 impressions (“print a. 7”).
Printed by the ar'st on 'ssue laid paper collaged to cream Van Gelder wove paper. 12-3/4 x 12" platemark. Inventory no. 22851.
Rund vom der Hochhaus (Michaelskirche)
Drypoint, printed chine-collé, ca. 1920
Pencil signed and edi'oned 6/100; ar'st later notes only 6 impressions (“print a. 6”).
Printed by the ar'st on 'ssue laid paper collaged to cream Van Gelder wove paper. 11-3/4 x 12-13/16" platemark.
Inventory no. 22634.
Rund vom der Hochhaus: Votivkirche, Kahlenberg
Drypoint, ca. 1920.
Pencil signed and edi'oned 6/100; ar'st later notes only 6 impressions (“print a. 6”)
Printed by the ar'st on cream Van Gelder wove paper. 10-11/16 x 17-1/2" platemark.
Inventory no. 22702
Blick vom Hochhaus: Haushof – Maria am Gestade
Drypoint, 1908.
Pencil signed and edi'oned 6/100 (likely fewer than 20 impressions).
Printed by the ar'st on heavy, toothy cream wove. 12-1/4 x 12-3/4" platemark.
Inventory no. 22588.
Perchtoldsdorf
Color aqua'nt with drypoint, printed chine-collé, ca. 1920
Pencil signed and edi'oned “52/”; ar'st later notes only 50 impressions (“print a. 50”).
Printed by the ar'st on 'ssue laid paper collaged to cream Van Gelder wove paper 12-3/4 x 12" platemark. Inventory no. 22852.
Klosterneuburg
Color aqua'nt with drypoint, ca. 1931. Pencil signed and edi'oned as 24/150; ar'st later notes only 50 impressions (“print a. 50”)
Printed by the ar'st on cream wove. 13-1/2 x 11-5/16" platemark.
Inventory no. 22842
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