Etching on laid paper
Lesser Ury (1861-1931) – German painter and graphic artist
Signed lower left in pencil ‘Lesser Ury’
Numbered lower right in pencil ‘83/100’
Sheet one from the portfolio ‘Holländische Motive’
Published by Euphorion Verlag, Berlin 1923 (blindstamp)
Catalog raisonné: Rosenbach 15
In black profile frame
Image dimensions: 20.9 x 14.9 cm
Good condition
Fine etching by Lesser Ury that shows the atmospheric influence of Impressionism in its line; the auction record for an etching by the artist is currently set at 9,600 euros.

In the present etching is the first sheet of the portfolio ‘Dutch motifs’ which comprises a total of seven etchings by the artist and which was issued in 1923 by Euphorion Verlag, Berlin. The motifs may have been sketched on a trip to Holland that undertook Lesser Ury in the years 1912-1913.

The etching is signed lower left in pencil ‘Lesser Ury’ and numbered lower right in pencil ‘83/100’. The sheet is inscribed by another hand in the lower margin. It shows very occasional tiny foxmarks and is affixed to a mat in spots at the upper corners. The sheet is slightly toned within the mat window. Overall the condition is age-appropriately good. The frame is in good condition with slight signs of wear. The image measures 20.9 x 14.9 cm, the sheet 34.2 x 25.3 cm. The framed dimensions are 41.7 x 31.5 cm.

Lesser Ury (1861-1931).

Lesser Ury was born in 1861 in Birnbaum near Posen. After his father's death the family moved to Berlin in 1973. After his secondary school certificate Ury initially started a business training, but he dropped out after a year to go to the Art Academy in Düsseldorf. In 1882 he studied at the Académie Royale in Brussels, in 1883 under Jules Joseph Lefebvre in Paris. Until 1986 he continued his studies at the academies in Stuttgart, Karlsruhe and Munich. 1889/1890 Fritz Gurlitt showed the first exhibition of the artist, but it was no success. Lesser Ury traveled a lot in the following years. In 1914 he began at the suggestion of colleagues to engage in printmaking. When Paul Cassirer exhibited Lesser Ury's work in 1916 both the public and the press were enthusiastic. 1921, he was made an honorary member of the Berlin Secession. Until his death in 1931, the artist created an extensive body of work comprising oil paintings, drawings and prints, which was close to Impressionism. (fea)

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