It would be hard to tell now where I bought this lithograph. I rescued this piece of art from a second-hand store or an estate sale. Just by taking a quick glance at the etching I knew that it was valuable.Today I decided to go on a hunt for some information about the piece. I wanted to find out who was Adler, how old is the etching, what can I find following the clues: artist's signature and the frame makers' label on the back of the picture. Thanks to the Internet, this is what I've discovered so far:
Adler, Marie (1863-1947)
- Wien Museum (Vienna Museum) has at least four of her etchings.
- GALERIE SAXONIA has her work and provides a short biography in German. There is a note stating that in 1938 the artist has emigrated to the United States of America.
- Her art is being sold on Ebay and in art auctions, mostly in Europe.
- A piece of trivia: Marie Adler was born in the same year as Henry Ford (1863-1947).
My grandparents were friends with Marie Adler's daughter - Gusti. Gusti worked with my grandfather at Warner Brother's in the research department. My grandmother had typed up this information on the back of Marie's etchings:
ReplyDeleteMarie Adler, born March 31, 1863 - Kopcsan near Lundenburg, Old Austria. Died Aug 10, 1947 in Hollywood, California. Father: Kaiserlicher Rat Karl Schmalfuss Mother: Wihlidka.
Her great-grandfather, Leopold Schmalhofer, was an engraver in Vienna. 1789 he was employed as engraver by the K.K. Mojolika-Geschirr Fabrik (Imperial-Royal Majolika Factory) in Holitsch near Vienna, where, after a short time, he was promoted to Artistic Director. As such he worked there to his death in 1831. The Osterreichische Museum fur Kunst und Industrie (Austrian Museum for Art and Industry) in Vienna, ownes two large plates signed by him. A number of other works of his are in the Budapest Kunstgewerbe Museum (Museum of Arts and Crafts). Marie spent her youth in the Imperial Estates Mannersdorf, Orth, and Holitsch. Her father was supervisor of the castles there. After her marriage to Heinrich Adler, journalist, she moved to Vienna. She went to an Art school and studied etching with Ludwig Michalek, a famous Viennese etcher. Her etchings were acquired by State and City Collections, shown in exhibitions in Austria and other countries and won a prize in a Paris Exhibition. She made 39 etchings, showing Viennes streets and buildings and about 30 other etchings, showing Salzburg, Yugoslavian towns, Grado near Triest and Chilon in Switzerland. After Hitler's invasion of Austria, she moved (in 1939) to Hollywood, where she died after a prolonged sickness, in 1947.
I have one picture from him Flur im Mozardhause ,Salzburg .If intrested sombody write a reply,Tamas/Hungary
ReplyDeleteI have acquired from a charity shop an etching of Brandenburg Gate Berlin, it is signed Adler and has some other text which I cannot read. I would love to know more about it anyone have any information about this?
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