Henriette Grimm: Abazzia San Fruttuoso, Liguria, Italy

Puzzle solved ! Reader Hannelore from Austria succeeded, like a modern day  Miss Marple (see before posting) in solving the mystery and puzzle: where and what is this building depicted by unknown printmaker Henriette Grimm ? It proves the incredible powers of combining the human braincell-computer with interconnected modern digital possibilities: powerful, friendly and future possibilities beyond imagination and limitless.  

The other day I read an article how online modern internet gamers are "used" to solve medical and mathematical problems, DNA amino-acid sequencing and other extremely complex puzzles, dilemma's, mathematical and environmental  problems. Just incredible, read here (link)*    

From the armchair in 2017 it is possible, without much effort, to reconstruct this  small part of the visit of Henriette, of whom we still know so very little, to the monastery of San Fruttuoso hidden deep in a lagune on the Ligurian coast of Italy some 20 km. south of Genova. It can only be reached oversea by boat departing from the fishing village of Camogli. Henriette was one of the many woman artists that I am researching who visited Italy. (Henriëtte will appear among the some 300 short biographies of forgotten pioneering German women printmakers published soon). 

Enjoy !

Camogli, Liguria, It. 

And with a birds-eye view:

And from historical photographs it can even be determined when approximately Henriette visited San Fruttuoso to sketch the buildings for later rendering them into a print: after 1903 and probably just before 1915. After the small top building (3 windows) was added and before it was enlarged (+ 2 windows, arrow) . 

The historic and picturesque site, today is almost unchanged by time, below shown in the 1950's and although "discovered an exploited": almost untouched by modern tourisme. 

Thank you Hannelore !!

All pictures borrowed freely from the Internet for friendly, educational and non-commecrial use only.

Henriëtte Grimm: Summers Puzzle

Last week Austrian reader Hannelore Greinecker-Morocutti, herself an illustrator and artist send me a piece of last month's "Summer Puzzle". 

Above an example of Hannelore's work, a print reminding me strongly of the image of British actress Joan Hickson (1906-1998) in her role as Miss Marple. 

Mrs. Hickson, in later, life resembling in looks and in posture closely my dear late mother in law. 


Joan Hickson played Agathe Christies (1890-1976) detective in full color for many years after legendary Dame Margaret Rutherford (1892-1972) did for years in the age of black & white. 












As it happens Henriette Grimm illustrated a 1924 book: "Tanz, Jugend, Gluck" (Dance, Youth, Happiness) with "original" lithographic prints and etchings, it would be interesting to know what exactly is inside the book.  

And Googling I even managed to find some more examples of Henriëttes art. 

  

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All pictures borrowed freely from the Internet for friendly, educational and non commercial use only. 

Summers puzzle: joined effort with Henriette Grimm

I recently found a "new name" (as I'm always on the look out for new names building the Index). The name came with this print. There's no point in discussing the print (that came with a tear and isn't all that gloomy as it appears to be on first sight. It would be fun to discover where miss Grimm sat (and spend her holliday ?) My guess: Italy. But I could be totally wrong. 

Grimm, Henriette                  (Basel 30-06-1894 – 1965 Baden Baden)

Painter, illustrator and graphic artist. Studied at Gent Academy in Belgium 1911-1914 and at Basel “Kunstgewerbeschule” 1915-18. In 1920-21 Paris “Académie Julian et Clarisse” and in Leipzig Academy.

Dresslers KHB 1930: Pirna an der Elbe (near Dresden), Rottwerndorferstrasse 6. Member RvbK, Verb. Schweizerische Malerinnen und Bildhauerinnen.

It would be even more fun if you know more about this artist, who enjoyed a thorough artistic education, and are willing to share.

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Updated: September 13th + 14th 

See recent September postings for information and solving this mystery and puzzle.