Original HANS FIGURA Color Aquatint Etching Silk Satin Snow Vienna Austria Alps

Description: An original aquatint colored etching on satin silk by the Austrian artist Hans Figura. The etching depicts a snowy landscape with a frozen lake and barren trees in the foreground and the Alps mountains in the background. The etching is incredibly done with immaculate detail and warm color. Hand signed in pencil in the lower righthand corner, "Hans Figura". Framed in a solid wood frame under glass, overall dimensions approximately 20.5'' x 18''. Dimensions of image inside mat are approximately 13.75" x 10.75". Etching in great condition, minor wear to frame. Not inspected out of frame. Please review all images. "Hans Figura (Austrian, 1898-1978) noted painter and etcher who was well known for his aquatint etchings on paper or satin of European and American landscape and cityscape scenes, as well as paintings of landscape & cityscape scenes, Tyrolean Alp scenes of villages & chalets, street scenes, harbor & marine scenes etc. Figura was born January 22, 1898, in the small town of Nagy-Kikinda, Hungary, near the Austro-Hungarian border, to Austrian parents and he had a sister Dr. Luise Figura. His father was a railway official and he spent his childhood in various small villages along the railway line between Vienna and Hungary. For a time, the family lived in Bruck an der Leitha, a town at the Austrian-Hungarian border and Hans attended the grade school there. When he was ten years old, the family moved back to Vienna. Hans graduated from the high school and also studied at the local college, where he graduated with taking the science courses. In addition, he also studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna (Akademie der bildenden Künste Wien) for the purposes of instruction and experiments, and also studied for two years at the Higher Graphical Federal Education and Research Institute, a vocational school (Höhere Graphische Bundes-Lehr und Versuchsanstalt). As a young man, Hans was drafted and served as an officer in the Austrian Army during WWI from 1916-18 on the Russian and Italian fronts. After the war he attended medical school at the University of Vienna for several years beginning in 1918, and seven semesters later, he passed his first state exam, but eventually decided that he preferred the arts to medicine. In addition, he also took drawing and painting courses at the University and at the adult education center. By 1922, after his parents died, Hans devoted himself to painting and etching, while also working in other artistic and printing mediums such as; batik, illustration, bookbinding and working with leather. From 1923-28, Hans made numerous art study trips throughout Europe including; Germany, Italy, France, Belgium, Holland, England, Czechoslovakia and Hungary. His first major success came in 1924, when he won acclaim for his etchings exhibited in Italy and the United States. In 1929, he visited the United States and in 1930, he traveled back to France, Holland and also Switzerland. During this time, Hans maintained studios in both New York City and Vienna, Austria. He also married his wife Thea and had two daughters, Ericka Kelly and Hedi Ottowitz. Throughout the course of his career, he exhibited his paintings & prints in many of the large cities throughout Europe and the United States and many of his etchings and paintings were acquired by museums and galleries, including; The Kulturamt, Vienna, Austria, the Landesmuseum of Lower Austria, as well as The Society of Art Lovers, Berlin and Munich. Several articles and many of his works were featured in magazines and publications including; The Studio, London (1927), and the international art magazine Apollo, to name only a few."

Price: 90 USD

Location: Monroeville, New Jersey

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