Union Square, San Francisco by Emil Rizek
Union Square, San Francisco
Emil Rizek
Title
Union Square, San Francisco
Artist
Emil Rizek
1901 - 1988 (biography)Year
1939
Technique
color aquatint and etching
Image Size
23 1/4 x 19 3/4" platemark
Signature
pencil, lower right
Edition Size
8 of 30
Annotations
pencil editioned
Reference
Paper
antique-white wove
State
published
Publisher
artist
Inventory ID
17348
Price
SOLD
Description
This color aquatint was done by Austrian printmaker Emil Rizek in 1938, while he was briefly teaching at Arts & Crafts in Oakland, California before returning to Vienna.
The image is of San Francisco's Union Square on a Fall day, featuring Dewey's Memorial monument - topped with the Goddess of Victory - and seated figures on park benches. The park is a gathering place for many workers in the area to have lunch and many shoppers to rest.