Sanssouci: 10 Radierung von Max Pollak (portfolio of 10 etchings)

Max Pollak

Sanssouci was the name of the summer palace and gardens of Frederick the Great, built outisde of Berlin. Its style was so particularly luxurious that the term "Frederican Rococco" was coined upon its completion, and is considered by some to be the German architecture that rivals Versailles.

Pollak created ten etchings related to Sanssouci (from the French "sans souci" meaning without concern, carefree): "Neus Palais", "Orangerie", "Der Bogenspanner (the Archer)", "Sans Souci", "Historische Windmuhle", "Teehaus", "Die Gallerie", "Interieur", "Meissen Porzellan", and the entryway.

This portfolio was issued in a red linen bound folio; there appears to have been no accompanying text. It was from the artist's wife's personal collection and has her red FPC (Friedl Pollak Collection) stamp in the lower-left corner of each print.