In the Nikolsburg, [Mikulov, Moravia] Refugee Camp.
By Max Pollak
Located in Plano, TX
In Flüchtlingslager Nikolsburg-Auskämmen. (In the Nikolsburg,[Mikulov, Moravia] Refugee Camp.)
This rare series of ten etchings by Max Pollak records displaced Galician families. He made the prints while he was on duty with the Austrian army in 1914. He printed them when he returned to Vienna.
1914. Drypoints. Edition 75, #30. Rich impressions printed on Japan paper. Each drypoint signed, titled and annotated in pencil. Each print individually housed in its original 2-ply mat (12 1/4 x 11 3/4) and hinged at top of print to backing ; minor surface grime commensurate with age. Each stamped on verso of mat backing with triangular inked export stamp. $4,000 the set of 10:
1.Schlafraum (Dormitory). 1914. Drypoint. 7 1/4 x 6 5/16 (sheet 10 5/8 x 8 1/4). Edition 75, #30.
2.Flüchtling (Refugee). 1914. Drypoint. 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 (sheet 5 3/4 x 5 9/16). Edition 75, #30.
3.Frau mit Kindern (Woman with Children). 1914. Drypoint. 3 5/8 x 5 7/16 (sheet 6 1/2 x 8 7/16)
4. Morgengebet (Morning Prayer). 1914. Drypoint. 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 (sheet 6 9/16 x 6 1/4). Edition 75, #30.
5. Gruppe von Flüchtlingslingen (A Group of Refugees). 1914. Drypoint. 4 1/2 x5 1/2 (sheet 6 3/8 x 8). Edition 75, #30.
6. Altes Weib (Old Woman). 1914. Drypoint. 3 5/8 x 3 5/8 (sheet 6 9/16 x 6 3/8). Edition 75, #30.
7. Auskommen (Getting By). 1914. Drypoint. 3 5/8 x 3 5/8 (sheet 6 9/16 x 6 3/8). Edition 75, #30.
8. Kinder (Children). 1914. Drypoint. 6 1/4 x 7 3/8 (sheet 9 3/4 x 11). Edition 75, #30.
9. Im Zimmern der Barache (In the Rooms of the Barracks). 1914. Drypoint. 5 x 7 3/16 (sheet 10 9 3/4). Edition 75, #30.
10. Junge Mutter (Young Mother). 1914. Drypoint. 3 3/16 x 5 (sheet 7 3/8 x 9 1/4). Edition 75, #30.
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Born in Prague, Max Pollak studied painting and etching at the Vienna Academy under William Unger and Ferdinand Schmutzer...
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1910s Modern Max Pollak Art