Max Pollak - Wall Street, New York circa 1928
Etching and aquatint of Wall Street, New York circa 1928 by Max Pollak.
Painter and printmaker Max Pollak, (1886-1970), was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia and was raised in Vienna, Austria. Pollak entered the Vienna Academy of Art at the age of 16 to study painting and printmaking. In 1912 he won the Prix de Rome for etching. The same year Pollak traveled to France and Holland to study and paint.
Pollak moved to New York in 1927 and immediately began creating prints of the city he saw.
His first exhibition in New York took place in 1928 which was a The show was a commercial success and earned him a commission to illustrate a book, ‘My City’, which included reproductions of eight of Pollak’s color aquatints of Manhattan.
After a few years of world travel Pollak and his wife moved to San Francisco, California, but Pollak continued to travel and create art throughout the 1930s, 40s, and 50s.
Pollak won numerous awards for his printmaking, including the Chicago Society of Etchers prize in 1942, and the California Society of Etchers awards in 1942, 1944, and 1945. Pollak exhibited his works at prestigious venues including the Golden Gate International Exposition in 1939, the California Palace of the Legion of Honor, and the de Young Museum.
Pollak’s works are held in numerous institutions, the British Museum, the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Princeton University Art Museum, the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, the National Gallery of Art, and the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
This work was created in New York City, soon after Pollak arrived in the US.
It measures 14 x 5 inches sight size, and 20.75 x 11.75 x 1 inches overall.
Numbered 38 out of an edition of 150
Good condition, with some toning to paper.
Signed, titled and numbered by the artist, in pencil.
Purchased from a Hillsborough, CA collection.
A wonderful early 20th century image of the small street, Wall Street, in the heart of the financial district of NewYork City, with towering buildings, clouds, and figures crossing the street through traffic.
Painter and printmaker Max Pollak, (1886-1970), was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia and was raised in Vienna, Austria. Pollak entered the Vienna Academy of Art at the age of 16 to study painting and printmaking. In 1912 he won the Prix de Rome for etching. The same year Pollak traveled to France and Holland to study and paint.
Pollak moved to New York in 1927 and immediately began creating prints of the city he saw.
His first exhibition in New York took place in 1928 which was a The show was a commercial success and earned him a commission to illustrate a book, ‘My City’, which included reproductions of eight of Pollak’s color aquatints of Manhattan.
After a few years of world travel Pollak and his wife moved to San Francisco, California, but Pollak continued to travel and create art throughout the 1930s, 40s, and 50s.
Pollak won numerous awards for his printmaking, including the Chicago Society of Etchers prize in 1942, and the California Society of Etchers awards in 1942, 1944, and 1945. Pollak exhibited his works at prestigious venues including the Golden Gate International Exposition in 1939, the California Palace of the Legion of Honor, and the de Young Museum.
Pollak’s works are held in numerous institutions, the British Museum, the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Princeton University Art Museum, the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, the National Gallery of Art, and the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
This work was created in New York City, soon after Pollak arrived in the US.
It measures 14 x 5 inches sight size, and 20.75 x 11.75 x 1 inches overall.
Numbered 38 out of an edition of 150
Good condition, with some toning to paper.
Signed, titled and numbered by the artist, in pencil.
Purchased from a Hillsborough, CA collection.
A wonderful early 20th century image of the small street, Wall Street, in the heart of the financial district of NewYork City, with towering buildings, clouds, and figures crossing the street through traffic.
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