Beggars on the Stairs of St. Theresa Church (a.k.a. Aus Russisch Polen) by Walter Buhe

Beggars on the Stairs of St. Theresa Church (a.k.a. Aus Russisch Polen) by Walter Buhe

Beggars on the Stairs of St. Theresa Church (a.k.a. Aus Russisch Polen)

Walter Buhe

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Title

Beggars on the Stairs of St. Theresa Church (a.k.a. Aus Russisch Polen)

 
Artist

Walter Buhe

  1882 - 1958 (biography)
Year
1924  
Technique
color lithograph 
Image Size
16 x 12 3/8" image size 
Signature
unsigned 
Edition Size
 
Annotations
 
Reference
 
Paper
cream wove with watermark 
State
published 
Publisher
 
Inventory ID
21045 
Price
$100.00 
Description

In the early 1920s painter and printmaker Walter Buhe had established himself as a graphic artist and illustrator, but study trips with his students to a variety of Eastern European countries inspired him to explore new, freer techniques, and his style inclined more toward Expressionism. He was especially interested in rural cultures and daily life, and in “Aus Russisch Polen” (From Russian Poland), he depicts an afternoon in a Polish town, where people wait on the steps of an official building under a wintery sky. This piece appears to be transitional for the artist, combining his graphic art sensibilities with his desire to break free of their confines. He uses the side of his litho crayon to draw on the stone, disallowing fussy preciseness, and he keeps the palette limited. The effect is sketch-like and appealing in its sense of spontaneity, capturing the mood of the moment.

 
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