Jacob Eisenscher

Bar Scene

1919

MAURICE DE VLAMINCK 1876-1958 Paris 1876-1958 Rueil-la-Gadelière, Eure-et-Loir (French) Title: Young girl Combing her Hair Jeune fille se coiffant, 1906/1957 Technique: Original Hand Signed and Numbered Woodcut...

KARL SCHMIDT-ROTTLUFF 1884-1976 Rottluff, Germany 1884 - 1976 Berlin (German) Title: By the Nets Bei den Netzen, 1914 Technique: Original Hand Signed Woodcut on Laid Paper Paper size: 51.2 x 62.4 cm. / 20.2 x 24.6 in. Additional Information: This original woodcut is hand signed in pencil by the artist "S. Rottluff" at the lower right margin. This is the fifth woodcut of the portfolio "Zehn Holzschnitte von Schmidt-Rottluff" [Ten Woodcuts by Schmidt-Rottluff] that was published in 1919. It was published by Graphisches Kabinett J. B. Neumann, Berlin in a limited unnumbered edition of 75 plus some proofs. The printer was Fritz Voigt...

LYONEL FEININGER 1871-1956 1871 - New York - 1956 (American/German) Title: On the Quay Wall Auf der Quaimauer, 1921 Technique: Original Hand Signed Woodcut on Wove Paper Paper...

FEDOR LOEVENSTEIN LOWENSTEIN 1901-1947 (Czech / French) Title: The Father, Early 1920's Technique: Original Hand Signed, Titled, Dated and Dedicated Woodcut on thin paper Paper Size: 22.5 x 16.3 cm / 8.8 x 6.4 in Plate Size: 15 x 10 cm / 5.9 x 3.9 in Additional Information: This work is hand signed in pencil by the artist "Fedor" at the lower margin. It is also tilted in cyrillic "батюшка" (Father) and numbered "17" in pencil at the lower left margins. This work was printed in the early 1920's in a small edition. Our impression is number 17 from the edition. Originally from Czechoslovakia, Fédor Löwenstein...

About Vestiges of Edo in Tsukuda (Tsukuda ni Nokoru Edo no Omokage) Artist: URBANOWICZ Mateusz Woodcarver: SEKIOKA Senrei III Printer: ITO Tatsuya Year: 2020 Our first original landscape ukiyo-e depicting Tsukuda, a neighborhood next to Tsukishima station in the east of Tokyo. This artwork highlights the striking contrast between the modern architecture and historical elements, that co-exist in harmony in Tsukuda today. The Japanese title Tsukuda ni Nokoru Edo no Omokage translates to “the vestiges of Edo in Tsukuda” - the word omokage (vestige) refers to the river, an aspect of old Edo that has continued to exist to this day, despite the fact that other things may have evolved or disappeared with time. When we trace back the history of ukiyo-e, we can see that there have been many foreign ukiyo-e artists who created important shin-hanga works in the 20th century, such as Paul Jacoulet, Elizabeth Keith...

“A voice is heard in Ramah, mourning and great weeping, Rachel weeping for her children and refusing to be comforted, because they are no more.” This verse from Jeremiah 31:15 is the subject of this woodcut print by Jacob Steinhardt, depicting Rachel, who was the mother of the tribes of Joshua and Benjamin, and who was the wife of Jacob who was Israel, weeping for her children which is to be understood as after the destruction of the First Temple in Jerusalem, the Israelites were clustered into Ramah, the home of the Benjaminites, before being taken into the Babylonian captivity; Rachel is weeping for the destruction and expulsion of her descendants. This work is exemplary of the Jewish themes of Jacob Steinhardt, a German Jew...

This amazing bird's-eye-view of an ancient European town is a wonder to behold. There is such detail and interesting perspective. Maybe the artist (unknown...

L'Abreuvoir (The Trough) Woodcut printed in two shades of brown on paper, mounted Signed by the artist in pencil lower right (see photo) Signed with artist's monogram in the stone upper right: AL Dedicated in ink lower left: á Sagot (see photo) Annotated in ink lower right: 1/5 HT (1 of 5 Hors Triage [apart from the printing]) (see photo) Image: 12 x 15-7/8" (30.6 x 40.3 cm.) Mount: 19-5/8 x 25-1/2" (50 x 64.9 cm.) Condition: Excellent Reference: Lotz-Brissonneau 521 Auguste Louis Lepère...