Otto Goetze

Otto Goetze, Interior With Standing Nude & Mirror, Etching

c. 1915

This late-19th-century etching by German draughtsman Albert Kruger (b. 1858) is after a painting by Max Liebermann (1847-1935). The rhythmical monotony of the spinners, organised like a rigid machine, echoes through the low barn. Youths, hunched by square windows, wind flax onto spindles. While women stand in clogged feet, working tirelessly with aching bones. Liebermann captured their daily grind with aplomb, avoiding sentiment in favour of laborious reality. Yet, amid this harsh environment, he celebrates their efforts. The composition conveys determination with its lines and strong verticals while the atmosphere is one of steel rather than tortuous circumstance. Liebermann was a realist yet he found light among the ordinary. Originally published in The Art Journal...

This stylish set of four early 20th-century French heliogravures depict various combinations of bedroom furniture from the period. They were published by Paul & Vigier and provide an...

This stylish early 20th-century etching by Swedish artist Axel Wallert (1890-1962) depicts a young lady wearing an extraordinary hat. She’s attending a busy function and dressed to impress in the fashion-a-la-mode. It’s tricky to decipher exactly how the hat is constructed but it’s probably feathered. It’s reminiscent of Edwardian bird hats...

This evocative early 20th-century pastel by German artist Erwin Starker (1872-1938) captures a rolling view in the Neckar Valley, near Stuttgart. An impressive tumble of colours undu...

This early 20th-century oil painting by Danish artist Ludvig Luplau Janssen (1869-1927) depicts two children dancing in a forest glade. A mother, seated upon a circular tree bench...

This mid-20th-century oil painting by German artist Gerhard Arnold (b.1938) depicts a rugged autumnal landscape. Wrapped up within this skilful little painting are four areas to exa...

Still life etching by Doris Ann Warner (American, 1925-2010). Several ornate bottles are arranged on a shelf. There is a splatter effect in this piece, c...

Still life etching with jars by Doris Ann Warner (American, 1925-2010). Four jars sit on a countertop. Overlapping fabric patterns like cheesecloth are used to create shadows and tex...

Lewis Teel Jr. 1913-1995 El Paso Artist Image Size: 9 x 7 Frame Size: 16 x 14 Medium: Etching Circa 1930s "City Market" Juarez, Mexico Biography Lewis Teel Jr. 1913-1995 Lewis Woods...

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A Rush of Memories by Vicky Oldfield [2021] limited edition Collagraph Edition of 20 Image size: H:26 cm x W:60 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:36 cm x W:70 cm x D:0.1cm So...

A long romance is a limited edition hand coloured unique collograph print by RBA artist Vicky Oldfield. The artist is renowned for her distinctive pictures; the subjects are the stor...