Speaking of flamingo's ...........

Alice Schille

(1869-1955)

American watercolorist and painter.

This small but great flamingo's print (and poem) by Alice Schille is the only printed matter I've found made by this well known American painter trained in the Arts Student League of New York by William Merrit Chase (1849-1916)

And to make more complete this posting here are some other great Flamingo woodblock prints (some of them shown in earlier postings) and posters.

Helène Grande-Tüpke (Germany, 1875-1962)

 Ludwig (Heinrich) Jungnickel (Austria, 1881-1965)

Ethel Mars (American, 1882-1980), if this a fraction of a larger print: I failed finding it.

Viktor Wolfgang Pirkhoff (Tsjech, 1875-1962)

Robert Greenhalf (British, b.1950)

Charles Moser (Austrian, 1873-1939) thank you Lily

Martha Cunz (st. Gallen Suisse 1876-1961)

And I think Henri Verstijnen's  (Netherlands, 1882-1940) lithograph fitting in here very well.

Ludwig Hohlwein (German, 1874-1949)

Francis Lee Jacques (American, 1887-1969)

Julius Klinger (Austrian, 1876-1943)

And this recent Dutch bookcover

(Last flight of the flamingo)

Thanks also too: http://theanimalarium.blogspot.com/

Elisabeth Consentius (updated 26th june 2010)

Elisabeth Consentius

(Berlin, 20/6 1878 - 1936)

German woodcut printer and painter

Only 5 prints I managed to find by early German printer Elisabeth Consentius. The vase with flowers, numbered 1/30 and dated 1916, was exhibited in the "Münchener Jahresausstellung" in 1916, in the "Grosse Berliner Kunstaustellung" in 1917 and in the "Kunstpalast" in Düsseldorf. Hopefully a better picture will emerge someday.  The above photo of this print, measuring 45 x 36 cm, (replacing the sad thumbnail that was here before) was very friendly send to me on request by Ketterer Kunst Auction Houses in Germany from their archive of past auctions. Here are some other examples.

She must have belonged to the earliest group of woodblock printing artists in Germany. I am very curious about where she was taught and trained and if more prints will show up. This last one, below, with the two horses titled  “Sommer” I found in gallery specialisised in Artwork with horses. Only 30 km from my house. If you are interested: it's for sale !

Do not hesitate sending me more information on her biography, other examples of her prints or better pictures. You can find my email adress in the profile.

Added 26th june 2010 this picture from the van der Grinten Collection

Lisbet Schultz

Lisbet Schultz

(ca.1880-1890?- ?) 

unknown and obscure(d)

German printmaker

To this day I knew Lisbet (without the th) Schultz only by the one big (44 x 50 cm) Sunflowers print and this other Gentian print. Both signed and monogrammed in a square.  

Both were recently offered on Ebay. The Sunflowers I can happily say is now mine. I just love sunflower woodblock prints. Lisbet Schultz proved to be a very obscure or obscured printmaker. I tried finding out about and investigating her before on the Internet but failed. Just this one other print I've found, a picture of a very nice and moody "lonely lady" print. In the best Art Deco tradition. Signed and monogrammend LS in a triangle lower left. 

But I haven’t been able to find it or retrace again. Her prints are very much “of the period”, she must have had a professional education and surely knew examples of work by her contemporary printmakers. It wouldn't surprise me finding she was acqainted with some of the finest German printers of that time like Daniel Staschus (1872-1953), Carl Alexander Brendel (1877-1946) and Carl Thiemann(1881-1966)

 

Just these three pictures. Untill today I found these thumbnails (I've fiddled a bit with in Photoshop to make them more presentable) in a Polish auction site offering these two (very crisp) woodcut prints by Lisbet Schultz in 2010. Signed and monogrammed plainly LS in the lower left. The Links for bigger pictures keep crashing. Boy, would I've liked to have a say in that bidding. I decided it's time asking readers to help combining forces and requesting sending and adding more information on the biography and hopefully more examples of the woodcuts by artist Lisbet Schultz. I am convinced she deserves it.

Send to: g.caspers@hccnet.nl

Any offers of selling or swapping prints (also by this artist) are most welcome.

Klaus Dechert and Shiro Kasamatsu

Klaus Dechert

 (1930 – 2007)

German agricultural engineer, graphic and offset printer.

From 1965 artist and Hanga printmaker after education in Japan.

My Internet Odyssey revealing new adventures, treasures and artists of interest almost every (other) day. Like recently discovering German Hanga printer Klaus Dechert. 

After visiting a Hanga exhibition in Cairo in 1965 he decided becoming an artist in the traditional Moku Hanga way. Travelling to Japan he found a master who would teach him.

That teacher was no other than the great Shiro Kasamatsu (1898-1991). Japanese prints not my field of speciality. I have no speciality other then my enthusiasm for relief printing artists, prints and making. Japanese printing the Mother of all Modern Printmakers.

There are so many wonderful Japenese printmakers but I count some of Kasamatsu’s prints to my all time favourites.

He is among the printers “would I love to own a print by him one day” list.

Pupil and master. I think you are as surprised as I am with the great quality prints Dechert made. And as this occasion arose so unexpectedly it’s a good opportunity showing you my favorite (“would I love to” etc…..) Kasamatsu prints as well.

Bird Cage (1957)

1th Anniversary

The Linosaurus' first birthday and today an almost incredible 25.000 visites on my humble Blog. Thank you followers and visitors. For our mutual amusement and amazement I shall continue dicovering and showing more nice woodblock and linocut prints and printmakers. And all other things of beauty and interest worth sharing that may come along.

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George Washinton Lambert

George Washinton Lambert

(1873-1930)

Australian painter.

"ANZACS, 1915"

Before returning to the printing artists today I share "Anzacs".

While encountering Sidney Long’s prints (previous 3 postings) in Australia I stumbled over this great and intriguing painting:  “ANZACS”. This title not immediately ringing bells, living on the other side of the planet and a century later. Three bathing young men and a donkey. Great bleus. At first I thought it to be by Sorolla (Joaquim Sorolla i Bastida 1863 - 1923) Next 4 examples are, from an immense number of great paintings.

Bano del caballo (the bathing of the horse)



ANZACS the combined Australian and New Zealand Army Corps. The scene: Gallipoli beach, later renamed Anzac Cove.
Churchill’s plan opening an eastern front in a desperate attempt changing the balance of WWI after the disastrous stale mate in Flanders Fields. Attacking the Turks (allies of Germany) in Mythological Hellespont. The Dardanelles, the narrow strait between Turkey and Europe. Homer land.

 

Thousands of young allied men, marching, farewells said, shipped, fighting and being killed to glory like Homers Heroes on the same mythological shores of the Sea of Marmara. Lambert made several sketches and paintings of the place afterwards.

Lambert probably painted “ANZACS” with the help of photographs and imagination. In London in 1916. Even the (stranded) troups ship (right upper) can be seen. As well as details in the cliff’s face. See the picture of John Simpson with donkey below. Three men bathing like Greek Gods probably on May 30th, five days after the actual landing. As recorded by his friend, eyewitness and poet Arthur Adams.

“No legend lured these men to roam;

They journeyed forth to save from harm,

Some Mother-Helen sad at home,

Some obscure Helen on a farm”.

The soldier saving his wounded fellow soldiers from the battle field with the help of his donkey was John Simpson until he was machine gunned himself. He posthumously received the Victoria Cross for heroic gallantry and the Legend continues to this day. Like Homers. ANZAC day (25^th April) a national holiday in Australia and New Zealand. I didn’t know.

Now I do and and shalln't forget.