Luigi Kasimir (1881-1967) A Framed Color Etching of Vienna Palace Gate

Luigi Kasimir, Austro-Hungarian (1881-1967)

The etching depicts the Belvedere Palace and its front gate in Vienna, Austria circa November 1925. 

Kasimir was a printmaker and painter, born in a town known today as Ptuj, Slovenia. He was raised in a family of accomplished artists where both his father and grandfather were notable painters. He studied at the Vienna Academy of Art, where he discovered a love for etching under the tutelage of William Unger. He combined this passion with his love of painting to become one of the early pioneers of color etching. Etchings were traditionally hand-colored after they were printed, but Kasimir strove to find a way to encompass color right into the printing process. He would first do a pastel sketch, then hand-apply color to two to six etching plates. He then produced them one after another by hand, creating one-of-a-kind vividly colored prints. Kasimir's multi-plate color etching process helped change the world of etching.

He designed a bookplate for Sigmund Freud who enjoyed the artist's work so much he hung Luigi Kasimir's interpretation of the Roman Forum in his consultation room. He often produced landscape works, and many Luigi Kasimir etchings reflect his love of monuments and tourist locations. He works have depicted places from all over Europe, mainly Italy, Austria, and Germany. He also travelled to the United States to do a series of etchings of famous sights ranging from urban landmarks such as New York skyscrapers to natural wonders like California’s Yosemite Valley. Kasimir prints can be viewed at the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Condition: Great; Not inspected outside of frame.

Overall Size: 20" x 19"